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together with 

Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual 
Songs, Ancient and Modern 



Compiled by 

CHARLES W. LEFFINGWELL, D,D., LL.D. 

Rector Emeritus of St. Mary's School 

Knoxville, Illinois 



Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, 
Dominus Deus Sabaoth; 
Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua; 
Gloria tibi, Domtne altissime. 

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SECTION PAGE 

I. — Morning Devotions, I, II . . 1 

II. — Evening Devotions, I, II . . 12 

III. — Supplementary ..... 18 

IV.— Litanies I, II, III 27 

y. — DEvariONS in Church - - - 33 

VI. — Benedictio Mensae .... 36 

VII. — EXAMEN IN SiNGULOS DiES . . 39 

VIII. — SUPPLICATIONES 41 

IX. — Intercessiones 49 

X. — CONSOLATIONES 55 

XI. — Confirm ATiONEs 61 

XII. — Laudationes ...... 67 

XIII. — For Clergy, Teachers, and 

Students 74 

XIV. — For Sacred Seasons .... 89 

XV. — Holy Communion 

Introduction - - - - - - 115 

Preparation 120 

Devotions 130 

Thanksgiving 135 

XVI. — ^^Self-Examination 143 

XVII.— Penitence 163 

XVIIT. — Hymns and Spiritual Songs . 175 
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Section I 

MORNING DEVOTIONS ^- 

I. 
DRAISE be to Thee, O Lord, who hast 
•■• brought us through the darkness of the 
night, to the light of another day, 

Blessed be the Holy and Undivided 
Trinity, 

Now and f orevermore. Amen. 

Psalm Ixiii. Deus, Deus mens. 
/^ GOD, thou art my God : early will I 
^^ seek thee. 

My soul thirsteth for thee; my flesh also 
longeth after thee : in a barren and dry 
land where no water is. 

Thus have I looked for thee in holiness : 
that I might behold thy power and glory. 

For thy loving-kindness is better than the 
life itself : my lips shall praise thee. 

As long as I live will I magnify thee in 
this manner : and lift up my hands in thy 
Name. 

My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were 



♦ The first part may he said while dressing. 



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with marrow and fatness : when my mouth 
praiseth thee with joyful lips. 

Have I not remembered thee in my bed : 
and thought upon thee when I was waking? 

Because thou hast been my helper : there- 
fore under the shadow of thy wings will I 
rejoice. 

Glory be. 

The Lord is King and hath put on 
glorious apparel : 

The Lord hath put on his apparel 
And girded himself with strength. 

Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of 
Thy faithful people, and kindle in them the 
fire of Thy love. 

send out Thy light and Thy truth that 
they may lead me and bring me unto Thy 
holy hill, and to Thy dwelling; that I may 
go unto the altar of God, even unto the God 
of my joy and gladness. 

1 laid me down and slept and rose up 
again, because thou, Lord, didst sustain me. 

O spare me a little, that I may recover my 
strength before I go hence and be no more 
seen. 

May the souls of tiie faithful, through the 
mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. 



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11. 

' N the I^ame of the Father, and of the Son, 
■ and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

O Christ, hear us. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 

Christ, have mercy upon us. 







UR Father. 
O God, make speed to save us. 
O Lord, make haste to help us. 



ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, by 
'^*- whose command the day ariseth, and the 
world is adorned v>dth the splendor of light, 
receive our prayers and show us the light 
of Thy countenance, that, walking in the 
Way of Thy salvation, we may follow Thee 
as our ruler and guide; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 

/^ LORD, we beseech Thee mercifully hear 
^^ our prayers, and spare all those who 
confess their sins unto Thee; that they 
whose consciences by sin are accused, by 
Thy merciful pardon may be absolved; 
Through Christ our Lord. 

OHOLY, Blessed, and Glorious Trinity, 
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; We 
praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, 
we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee for 



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Tliy great glory. Accept our morning 
sacrifice of prayer and penitence, of praise 
and tlianksgiving. 

Youclisafe, O Lord, 
To keep us this day without sin. 
O Lord, let Thy mercy be upon us 
As we do put our trust in Thee. 
O Lord, in Thee have I trusted, 
Let me never be confounded. 

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth. 
And keep the door of my lips. 
That I offend not with my tongue. 

/^ GOD, forasmuch as without Thee we 
^^ are not able to please Thee; mercifully 
grant that Thy Holy Spirit may in all 
things direct and rule our hearts; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

r\ LORD, in union with Thy most perfect 
^^ actions, I commend to Thee my words 
and works of this day, to be directed accord- 
ing to Thy will. 

/^ GOD, who hast prepared for those who 
^^ love Thee such good things as pass man's 
understanding; Pour into our hearts such 
love toward Thee, that we, loving Thee 
above all things, may obtain Thy promises, 
which exceed all that we can desire; througli 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 



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TN Thee, O Lord God, I place my hope 

-■• Bless and sanctify my soul with 

Thy heavenly blessings, that it may be- 
come Thy holy habitation, and the seat of 
Thine eternal glory; and let nothing be 
found in this temple of Thy Divinity which 
shall offend Thee. 

T INTO Thy gracious mercy and protec- 
^^ tion, O God, I commit myself and all 

who are dear to me, ( ) . May 

Thy good angels guard us, may Thy Holy 
Spirit dwell with us and preserve us in 
peace, and may Thy blessing rest upon us 
evermore. Amen. 

IVf AY the Everlasting God bless us this 
^ "■■ day ; may He save and defend us from 
all evil, and make us at last partakers of His 
heavenly Kingdom, through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

The Lord preserve my going out and my 
coming in, from this time forth for ever- 
more. Amen. 



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MOEXIXG PEAYER: SECOXD FOE^E 



T-lAIL. Tliou true Light, who lightest 
ever.y man that cometh into the world : 
enlighten mine eyes that I sleep not in 
death. 

Glory he to Thee, O Lord, for Thy watch- 
ing over me this night; Lord, raise me np 

at the last day to life everlasting. 

Psalm ciii. Benedic, anima m^a. 

DEAISE the Lord, my soul : and all 
that is within me, praise his holy Xame. 

Praise the Lord, my soul : and forget 
not all his benefits: 

Who forgiveth all thy sin : and healeth 
all thine infirmities; 

'Wlio saveth thy life from destruction : 
and crown eth thee with mercy and loving- 
Idndness. 

praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye 
that excel in strength : ye that fulfil his 
commandment, and hearken unto the voice 
of his word. 



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O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts : ye 
servants of his that do his pleasure. 

speak good of the Lord, all ye works of 
his, in all places of his dominion : praise 
thou the Lord, O my soul. 

Through the tender mercy of our God, 
Whereby the Day-spring from on high 
hath visited us. 

Glory be. 

My voice shalt Thou hear in the morn- 
ing, O Lord; 

In the morning will I direct my prayer 
unto Thee, 

And will look up. 

Let us bless the Lord ; 
Thanks be to God. 

May the souls of the faithful, through 
the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. 

IL 

T^ the Kame, etc. 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts; 
Heaven and earth are full of Thy glory; 
Glory be to Thee, O Lord, most High. 

Lord, hear my prayer 

And let my cry come unto me. 







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UE Father. 

O God, make speed to save us; 
O Lord, make haste to help us. 



I said, Lord, be merciful unto me; 

Heal my soul, for I have sinned against 
Thee. 

Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last. 

And be gracious unto Thy servant. 

Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be 
sliowed upon us, 

As we do put our trust in Thee. 

r\ LOED, we beseech Thee, absolve Thy 
^^ people from their offences ; that through 
Thy bountiful goodness we may be delivered 
from the bands of those sins which by our 
frailty we have committed. Grant this, O 
heavenly Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, 
our blessed Lord and Saviour. 

Make me a clean heart, O God. 
And renew a right spirit within me. 
O let my mouth be filled with Thy praise ; 
Tliat I may sing of Thy glory and honor 
iill the day long. 

pEAlSE be to Thee, O God, for Thy 
•*• goodness toward men ; for Thy forbear- 
ance and long suffering; for Thine abun- 
dant mercy, for the nmltitude of Thy tender 
mercies, toward the children of men. 



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A LMIGHTY God, who seest that we have 
'^*' no power of ourselves to help ourselves ; 
Keep us both outwardly in our bodies, and 
inwardly in our souls; that we may be de- 
fended from all adversities which may hap- 
pen to the body, and from all evil thoughts 
which may assault and hurt the soul; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Lord, keep my tongue from evil, 
And my lips that they speak no guile. 
Open Thou mine eyes 
That I may see the w^ondrous things of 
Thy law. 
My heart hath talked of Thee, 
Seek ye my face; 
Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 

CHOW me Thy ways, O Lord, 
^ and teach me Thy paths. 

Direct my steps according to Thy w^ord, 

So shall no wickedness have dominion 
over me. 

Hold Thou up my goings, 

That my footsteps slip not. 

Prosper Thou the work of our hands 
upon us; 

O prosper Thou our handiwork. 

"DLESS, O Lord, the members of my fam- 

ily ( ) ; bless all who are bound 

to me by ties of kindred or friendship; all 



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who are related to me in business or service; 
all who pray for me, or desire my prayers. 
Let Thy fatherly hand ever be with them, 
and so lead them in the knowledge and obe- 
dience of Thy word, that in the end they 
may obtain everlasting life. 

May God the Father bless me, 
Jesus Christ defend me, 
The Holy Ghost enlighten and direct me. 

Amen. 

JAM LUCIS ORTO SIDERE 

JAM lucis orto sidere 
Deum precemur supplices, 
Ut in diurnis actibus 
Nos servet a nocentibus. 

Linguam refrenans temperet, 
ISTe litis horror insonet, 
Visum fovendo contegat, 
Js'e vanitates hauriat. 

Sint pura cordis intima, 
Absistat et vecordia, 
Carnis terat superbiam 
Potus cibique parcitas. 

Ut cum dies abscesserit, 
Noctemque sol reduxerit, 
Mundi per abstinentiam, 
Ipsi eanamns gloriam. 

Amhrosian. 



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XOO^T-TIDE PRAYEKS 

f\ LORD Jesus Christ, who at the sixth 
^^ hour didst nail the sins of the world to 
the cross, that v/e might be brought to eter- 
nal life; Have mercy upon us, we beseech 
Thee, both now and at the hour of death; 
and grant unto us, with all others who have 
Thy passion in devout remembrance, a con- 
tented and godly life in this present world, 
and eternal glory in the world to come, 
where, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
Thou livest and reignest ever, one God, 
world without end. 

T ORD, we beseech Thee, grant Thy peo- 
•■-^ pie grace to withstand the temptations 
of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and 
with pure hearts and minds to follow Thee, 
the only God; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

T ORD, support me all the day long of 
•■-' this troublous life, until the shadows 
lengthen, and the evening comes, and the 
busy world is hushed, and the fever of life 
is over, and my work is done; then in Thy 
mercy grant me a safe lodging and a holy 
rest, and peace at the last. Amen, Lord 
Josus, Amen. 



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Section II 

EVENING DEVOTIONS 

TN the Name of the Father, and of the Son, 
■'■ and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

We praise Thee, we adore Thee, we glor- 
ify Thee, O Blessed Trinity, Father, Son, 
and Holy Ghost. 

Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight 
as the incense; and let the lifting np of my 
hands be an evening sacrifice. 







UE Father. 



O God, make speed to save us: 
O Lord, make haste to help us. 

TDLESSED be Thou, O God of Infinite 
•■^ Goodness, for all Thy mercies which 
Thou hast bestowed upon me this day, and 
through my whole life. Praise and glory 
be to Thee forever and ever. 

T IGHTEN our darkness, we beseech 
■" Thee, O Lord; and by Thy great mercy 
defend us from all perils and dangers of 
this night; for the love of Thy Only Son, 
our Saviour, Jesus Christ. 



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Self Examination (Section VII)" 

r\ GQiD of mercy and of pity, of Thy 
^^ goodness have compassion upon me, and 
vouchsafe to forgive me all the sins into 
which I have fallen this day. Grant me 
space for repentance and amendment, so 
tliat I may receive at Thy hands remission 
of all my sins; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

Our help is in the Name of the Lord, 
Who hath made heaven and earth. 
Blessed be the Name of the Lord, 
Henceforth, world without end. 
Lord, hear our prayer. 
And let our cry come unto Thee. 

r\ GOD, the Protector of all that trust in 
^-^ Thee, without whom nothing is strong, 
nothing is holy; increase and multiply upon 
us Thy mercy, that Thou being our Euler 
and Guide, we may so pass through things 
temporal, that we finally lose not the things 
eternal. Grant this, O Heavenly Father, 
for Jesus Christ's sake our Lord. 

"lyr AY the Holy Angels, especially my own 

■■■ Guardian, keep watch around me and 

all who are dear to me, this night, to protect 

us against the assaults of the evil one, to 

* Siij?gestions for a more thorough examination 
are ijivon in Section XVI. 



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suggest to us holy thoughts, to defend us 
against all dangers, to lead us in the perfect 
way of peace, and to bring us safe, at length, 
to our home in Heaven. Amen. 

O AYE us waking, O Lord, and guard us 
^^ sleeping, that when we are awake we 
may watch with Christ, and when we sleep, 
we may rest in peace. 

Let us bless the Lord; 
Thanks be to God. 

'T^HE power of the Father govern and pro- 
■'■ tect me; the wisdom of the Son teach 
and enlighten me ; the influence of the Holy 
Ghost renew and quicken me; the blessing 
of the Everlasting and All Holy Trinity 
be with me, now and forevermore. Amen. 

On lying down to sleep 

TNTO Thy hands, O Lord, I commend my 
■■■ spirit, for Thou hast redeemed me, O 
Lord, Thou God of Truth. 

I will lay me down in peace and take my 
rest, for it is Thou, Lord, only, that makest 
me dwell in safety. 



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AY the Lord Almighty grant me a 
quiet night and a perfect end. 



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EVEJ^ING PRAYER: SECOND EORM 



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N the ISTame of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Thou art worthy, O Lord, 
To receive glory and honor and power; 
For Thou hast created all things. 
And for Thy pleasure they are and were 
created. 

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. 
From whence cometh my help; 
My help cometh even from the Lord 
Who hath made heaven and earth. 







UR Father. 



O God, make speed to save us; 
O Lord, make haste to help ns. 

r\ GOD, who makest the outgoings of the 
morning and the evening to praise 
Thee, we thank Thee that this day has been 
crowned by Thy goodness. Let Thy care 
and loving kindness be over us this night, 
and may we enter upon another day witli 
renewed strength and grace to serve Thee 
more faithfully, that we may be forever 
Tliine; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 



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Self Examination (Section VII) 

TVTAY the Almighty and merciful God 
^ ■■- grant me absolution and remission of 
all my sins, space for repentance, amend- 
ment of life, and the grace and consolation 
of His Holy Spirit. Amen. 

Thou hast been my succour, 
Leave me not, neither forsake me, 
O God of my salvation. 

A LMIGHTY and everliving God, who 
-^"^ hast vouchsafed to regenerate me by 
Water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given 
unto me forgiveness of all my sins; 
Strengthen me, O Lord, with the Holy 
Ghost, the Comforter, and daily increase in 
me Thy manifold gifts of grace; the spirit 
of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of 
counsel and ghostly strength, the spirit of 
knowledge and true godliness; and fill me, 
O Lord, with the spirit of Thy holy fear, 
now and forever. Amen. 

r\ LORD, I commend unto Thy protec- 
^^ tion and mercy all those for whom I 
ought to pray (especially ), be- 
seeching Thee to supply all their needs, to 
comfort and support them in all their 
troubles, to deliver them in all their temp- 
tations, to guide them through this life, to 
be with them in the hour of death, and to 



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bring- tliein safely to Thy Heavenly King- 
dom, through Jesns Christ our Lord. 

r\ LOKD, let Thy continual pity cleanse 
^^ and defend Thy Church; and, because 
it cannot continue in safety without Thy 
succour, preserve it evermore by Thy help 
and goodness; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

Thou, in whom our fathers trusted 
And Thou didst deliver them; 

Be Thou my hope, now and forevermore. 

T^HE Lord bless me and defend me from 
■*• all evil, and bring me to everlasting 
life; and of His boundless mercy grant unto 
me and to all His faithful servants eternal 
rest and peace. Amen. 

On lying down to sleep 

INTO Thy hands, Lord, I commend my 
"'■ spirit, for Thou hast redeemed me, O 
Lord, Thou God of Truth. 

1 will lay me down in peace and take 
my rest, for it is Thou, Lord, only, that 
makest me dwell in safety. 

May the Lord Almighty grnjit me a quiet 
night and a perfect end. 



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Section III 
SUPPLEMENTARY 

For the Morning 

Psalm xxxiv. Benedicam Domininn. 

T WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord: 
■*• His praise shall ever be in my month. 

My sonl shall make her boast in the Lord : 
the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

praise the Lord with me : and let us 
magnify his Name together. 

1 sought the Lord, and he heard me : yea, 
he delivered me out of all my fear. 

They had an eye unto him, and were 
lightened : and their faces were not 
ashamed. 

Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth 
him : yea, and saveth him out of all his 
troubles. 

The angel of the Lord tarrieth round 
about them that fear him : and delivereth 
them. 

O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord 
is : blessed is the man that trusteth in 
him. 



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O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints: 
for they that fear him lack nothing. 

The lions do lack, and suffer hunger : but 
they who seek the Lord shall want no man- 
ner of thing that is good. 

r\ MY God, I acknowledge that I am not 
^^ worthy to come into Thy presence, nor 
to lift up mine eyes in Thy sight, because 
I have so often sinned against Thee. But, 
Lord, of Thy mercy give me pardon for 
all my sins, and assist me with Thy Holy 
Spirit that I may pray to Thee as I ought. 

\\T E give Thee thanks. Holy Lord, Father 
^ ^ Almighty, everlasting God, who hast 
been pleased to bring us through the night 
to the hours of morning; we pray Thee 
to grant us to pass this day without sin, 
so that at eventide we may again give 
thanks to Thee; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Gelasian. 

T ET our prayer, O Lord, come before 
■■-' Thee in the morning. Grant us to pass 
this day in gladness and peace, without 
stumbling and without stain; that reaching 
the eventide without any temptation, we 
may praise Thee the eternal King; through 
Thy mercy, O our God, who art blessed, and 
dost live, and govern all things, world 
without end. . Moznrahic. 



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T BESEECH Thee, my most gracious God, 
preserve me from, the cares of this life, 
lest I should be too much entangled therein ; 
and from the many necessities of the body, 
lest I should be ensnared by pleasure; and 
from whatsoever is an obstacle to the soul, 
lest, broken with troubles, I should be over- 
thrown. Thomas a Kempis. 

Glory be to Thee, Lord, glory to Thee. 
Glory to Thee who givest me sleep 
to recruit my weakness, 
and to remit the toils 
of this toilful flesh. 
To this day and all days, 
a perfect, holy, peaceful, healthful course, 
Vouchsafe, Lord. 

The Angel of peace, a faithful guide, 
guardian of souls and bodies, 
to encamp around me. 
And ever to prompt what is for salvation. 
Vouchsafe, O Lord. 

Pardon and remission 
of all sins and of all offences 
Vouchsafe, O Lord. 

To our souls what is good and convenient, 
and peace to the world. 
Vouchsafe, O Lord. 



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A Christian close, 
without sin, without shame, 
and, should it please Thee, without pain, 

and a good answer 
at the judgment seat of Jesus Christ, 
Vouchsafe, O Lord. 

Bishop Lancelot Andrew es. 

I bind myself today: 

To the power of God to guide me. 
To the might of God to uphold me, 
To the wisdom of God to teach me. 
The eye of God to watch over me. 
The ear of God to hear me. 
The word of God to speak for me. 
The way of God to lie before me, 
The host of God to defend me. 

St. Patrick., 

r^ CD the Father bless me, Jesus Christ 
^^ defend and keep me, the power of the 
Holy Ghost enlighten and sanctify me, now 
and forevermore. Amen. 

For the Evening 

Psalm xxxiv (continued) 

r^ OME, ye children, and hearken unto me : 
^^ I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 
What man is he that lusteth to live: 
and would fain see good days? 



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Keep tliy tongue from evil : and tliy lips, 
that they speak no guile. 

Eschevf evil, and do good : seek peace, 
and ensue it. 

The eyes of the Lord are over the right- 
eous : and his ears are open mito their 
prayers. 

The countenance of the Lord is against 
them that do evil : to root out the remem- 
brance of them from the earth. 

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth 
them : and delivereth them out of all their 
troubles. 

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of 
a contrite heart : and v\nll save such as be 
of an humble spirit. 

Great are the troubles of the righteous : 
but the Lord delivereth him out of all. 

He keepeth all his bones : so that not one 
of them is broken. 

But misfortune shall slay the ungodly : 
and they that hate the righteous shall be 
desolate. 

The Lord delivereth the souls of his ser- 
vants : and all they that put their trust in 
him shall not be destitute. 

TATE give Thee thanks, O Lord, who hast 
• ■ preserved us through the day. We 
give Thee thanks, who v/ilt preserve us 
through the night. Bring us, we beseech 
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hours; that Thou mayest receive our praise 

at all times ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

— Gelasian. 

I^ear as is the end of day, 

so too the end of life : 

We then, also remembering it, 

beseech of Thee 

for the close of our life, 

that Thou wouldest direct it in peace, 

Christian, acceptable, sinless, shameless, 

and, if it please Thee, painless. 

Lord, O Lord, 

gathering us together 

under the feet of Thy chosen 

when Thou wilt, and as Thou wilt, 

only without shame and sin. 

To my weariness, O Lord, 
vouchsafe Thou rest, 

to my exhaustion 
renew Thou strength. 

Lighten mine eyes lest I sleep the sleep of 

death. 

Deliver me from the terror by night, 

the pestilence that walketh in darkness. 

Give me sound sleep, 

and to pass this night without fear, 

O keeper of Israel, 
who neither slumberest nor sleepest, 
preserve me this night from all evil, 
preserve my soul. 



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Reveal to me wisdom in the visions of the 

night. 

Into Thy hands, O Lord, I commit myself, 

my spirit, soul, and body. 

Bishop Lancelot Andrews. 

T^HE day is past, O Lord, and we offer 
•■■ to Thee our evening sacrifice, humbly 
beseeching Thy Majesty that whatever in 
us is darkened by the night of sin may be 
illumined by the brightness of Thy light, 
and that while our eyes are closed iu/ sleep, 
our minds may be awake to Thee, so that, 
at the close of night, we may welcome with 
Thy praises the return of day. Amen. 

Mozarahic, 

r^ UIDE us, God, through the changing 
^^ seasons, and preserve us through the 
successions of day and night, that, as by 
the gift of Thy mercy we have passed this 
day in safety, so we may pass this night 
in purity of mind and body well pleasing 
to Thee; through Thy Son, Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Gothic. 

r\ GOD, the eternal Light, the Splendor 
^^ of the stars, the Clearness of the night, 
the uncomprehended Enlightener of the 
darkness; Grant us to pass this night in 
security and peace, and if we have this 
day contracted any stain of sin, do Thou, 



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the pitiful and merciful, forgive; hear our 
prayers, and grant our request; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Mozarahic. 



IV/r AY the Almighty God order our days 
^ •■• in His peace, and grant us the gifts of 
His blessing. Amen. 

That, being adorned with the jewels of 
faith and hope and charity, we may pass 
unharmed through the present life, and 
safely reach the life eternal. Amen. 

Gregorian. 

/^ TRUE Light, which lightenest every 
^^ man that cometh into this world, 
lighten my eyes that I sleep not in death. 

O Fire that ever burnest, and never 
failest, lo, I am lukewarm, yea, cold. Kin- 
dle my heart that it may be on fire with 
love of Thee. For Thou camest to send a 
fire upon earth, and what wiliest Thou 
but that it be kindled? 

O King of heaven and earth, rich in 
mercy; lo, I am poor and needy. Thou 
alone canst enrich me. Help me then, 
O my God, and out of the treasury of Thy 
goodness succour my poor soul. 

Lo, I am Thy servant; give me under- 
standing, and kindle my affections, that I 
may know and do Thy will. Amen. 

E, B, Pvsei/. 



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Act of Faith 

T FIKMLY believe, O my God, that Thou 
■■■ art One God in Three Persons, the 
Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and 
that God the Son was made Man and died 
for ns. Moreover, I believe all the truths 
which the Church believes and teaches, be- 
cause Thou hast revealed them, who canst 
neither deceive nor be deceived. 



Act of Hope 

/^ MY God, relying upon Thy infinite 
^^ power and mercy, and the precious 
Blood of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, 
I hope to obtain the forgiveness of my sins 
and everlasting life : and I hereby resolve, 
by Thy grace, to perform all that Thou 
hast revealed to me of Thy holy will. 



Act of Love 

r\ MY God, because Thou art of infinite 
^^ goodness, and most worthy of all love, 
I love Thee with my whole heart, and above 
all things : and for Thy sake I love my 
neighbour as myself. 

/^ OD Almighty bless me, and of His mercy 
^^ vouchsafe to defend me, His presence 
and His love sustain and direct me. Amen. 



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Sectjox IV 
LITANIES 



(From the Book of Common Prayer) 

We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. 

T^HAT it may please thee to strengthen 
•■• such as do stand; and to comfort and 
help the weak-hearted; and to raise up 
those who fall; and finally to beat down 
Satan under our feet : 

That it may please thee to succour, help, 
and comfort, all who are in danger, neces- 
sity, and tribulation : 

That it may please thee to preserve all 
who travel by land or by water, all women 
in the perils of childbirth, all sick persons, 
and young children; and to show thy pity 
upon all prisoners and captives: 

That it may please thee to defend, and 
])rovide for, the fatherless children, and 
widows, and all wlio are dc^solntc^ niid o})- 
pressed ; 



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Tliat it may please thee to have mercy 
ui)on all men ; 

That it may please thee to forgive our 
enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to 
turn their hearts; 

That it may please thee to give and pre- 
serve to our use the kindly fruits of the 
earth, so that in due time we may enjoy 
tliem ; 

That it may j^lease thee to give us true 
repentance; to forgive us all our sins, negli- 
gences, and ignorances; and to endue us 
with the grace of thy Holy Spirit to amend 
our lives according to thy Holy Word; 

We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 

Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us. 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins 
of the world; 

Grant tis thy peace. 

O Lamb of God, who takest away the 
sins of the world; 

Have mercy upon us. 

Let us pray 

WJ ^ humbly beseech thee, O Father, mer- 
' ^ cif ully to look upon our infirmities ; 
and, for the glory of thy Name, turn from 
us all those evils that we most justly have 
deserved; and grant that in all our 



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troubles we may put our whole trust and 
confidence in thy mercy, and evermore 
serve thee in holiness and pureness of liv- 
ing', to thy honour and glory; through our 
only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Amen. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

II. 

(From The Treasury of Devotion) 

pilACIOUSLY hear us, O Christ. 
^^ Graciously hear us, Lord Christ. 

That this and every day may be employed 
to the perfecting of holiness in Thy fear, 
and sweetened with the comforts of health, 
(jf peace, and innocence; 

Grant, Good Lord. 

That all the sins, offences, and neglects 
of my days already gone may, by Thy 
mercy, be freely pardoned and entirely done 
away ; 

Grant, Good Lord. 

That it may please Thee to bless tlie 
world with prosperity and peace, but chiefly 
with such mercies as Thou knowest to be 
most expedient; for the good of all our 
souls ; 

Grant, Good Lord. 



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Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever 
things are honest, whatsoever things are 
just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever 
things are lovely, whatsoever things are 
of good report, if there be any virtue, and 
if there be any praise that I may think on 
these things and may do these things; 

Grant, Good Lord. 



That tlie iVngel of Peace, the holy guide 
of Thy children, the faithful guard set by 
Thee over their souls and bodies, may 
encamp round about me, and continually 
suggest to my mind such things as con- 
duce to Thy glory, and to my salvation. 

Grant, Good Lord. 

That since this life must shortly have an 
end; that mine may be concluded with a 
truly Christian death, a death perfectly void 
of sin and shame, and, if such be Thy good 
pleasure, as free from pain as may be; 

Grant, Good Lord. 

That in the last day, being set at Thy 
Right Hand, I may hear those words of joy : 
Come, ye children of my Father, inherit the 
kingdom prepared for you from the founda- 
tion of the world; 

Grant, Good Lord. 



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IV/r AY the Almighty God have mercy on 
'*' "*• me, iDardon all my sins, deliver me 
from all evil, preserve and strengthen me 
in all good, and bring me to everlasting 
life. Amen. 

III. 

(Especially for use in Lent) 

We beseech Thee to hear us, Christ. 

n^HAT being dead to sin, we may live 
-*■ unto righteousness. 

That we may not glory, save in the Cross 
of our Lord Jesus Christ; 

That for love of Thee the world may 
be crucified unto us, and we unto the world ; 

That we may continually bear about in 
the body the dying of the Lord Jesus; 

That we may study to crucify the flesh 
with its affections and lusts; 

That as Thou hast suffered for us in the 
flesh, we may be armed like\A^ise with the 
same mind; 

That we may be able to take up our 
cross daily, and follow Thee; 

That what is gain to us we may count as 
loss for Thee: 



32 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

That we may strive above all things to 
know Jesus crucified; 

That Thy Blood may cleanse us from 
dead works to serve the living God; 

That, being bought at a great price, we 
may glorify God in our body; 

That, being dead unto sin, and buried 
with Thee, we may walk henceforth with 
Thee in newness of life; 

That, once cleansed from dead works, we 
beware lest we crucify Thee, the Son of 
God, afresh, and put Thee to an open 
shame ; 

That, ever looking to the ensample left 
us by Thee, we may follow Thy steps; 



That, as we are partakers of the suffering, 
we may be also of the consolation; 

Graciously hear us, Christ; gmcioush/ 
hear iis, Lord Christ. 

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Note. For Litany of the Resurrection see 
Kalenflarinm. page 100. 






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Section V 
DEVOTIONS m CHUECH 

(Before and after Service) 

T^HIS is none other but the House of 

■■■ God, and this is the Gate of Heaven. 

Lord, I have loved the habitation of Thy 

house: and the place where Thine honour 

dwelleth. 

be favorable and gracious unto Zion: 
Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem. 

1 will come into Thine house, even upon 
the multitude of Thy mercy. 

And in Thy fear will I worship towards 
Thy holy temple. 

/^ LORD, open Thou our lips that we 
^^ may bless Thy Holy Name ; cleanse our 
hearts from all vain, evil, and wandering 
thoughts, that we may worthily and de- 
voutly offer up our prayers and praises unto 
Thee, and so be meet to be heard in the 
presence of Thy Divine Majesty, through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 



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T ORi) God. ' f might inconceivable, of 
■^^ glory incomprehensible, of mercy im- 
measurable, of ]>enignty ineffable; Do Thou 
O Master, look down upon us in Thy tender 
love, and show forth, towards us and those 
who pray with us. Thy rich mercies and 
compassions. St. Chrysostom, 

r\ LORD God, who hast taught us to 
^^ pray all together, and hast promised to 
hear the united voices of two or three in- 
voking Thy Xame: Hear now. O Lord, the 
prayers of Thy servants unto their salva- 
tion, and give us in this world knowledge 
of Thy truth, and in the world to come life 
everlasting. Ajtnentan. 

r\ LORD. I humbly b^ Thy Holy Spirit 

^^ to help my infirmities, and to dispose 

my heart to devotion, that my prayers and 
praises may be acceptable in Thy sight, 
through Jesns Christ our Lr.rd. 

TJ" EAR the voice of my prayer. O Lord, 
•■• •■• when I lift up my hands towards the 
mercy seat of Thy holy temple. Let Thine 
ear hearken unto the prayer that is made 
in this place, for Jesus Christ's sake. 



Tyr OST gracious God, foi^ive the imper- 
-*- "■■ fections of this Service, and vouchsafe 
to receive my prayers and praises and 



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tliaiiksgiving. Abide with me and further 
me with Thy continual help, through eTesng 
Christ our Lord. 

lyr ERCIFULLY accept, O Lord, this our 
■^ '• service and grant that we, striving to 
do Thy will on earth as it is done in 
Heaven, may there with Thy holy Angels 
ever praise Thy blessed jSTame. 

"C^ORGIYE us, O Lord, wherein we have 
■■- failed to offer Thee acceptable worship, 
and grant that our prayers may be brought 
into Thy presence in Heaven, there to be 
offered before Thy divine majesty, through 
the merits and intercession of Thy blessed 
Son our Lord. 

DLESSED be Thy Name, O Lord God, 
^^ for that it hath pleased Thee to have 
Thy habitation among the sons of men, 
and to dwell in the midst of the assembly 
of the saints upon the earth: Grant, we 
beseech Thee, that in this place set apart 
to Thy service Thy holy Name may be 
worshipped in truth and purity through all 
generations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 



36 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 



Section VI 

BENEDICTIO MENSAE 

Y. Bless we the Lord. 
K. Thanks be to God.^' 

DLESS, O Lord, these Thy gifts to our 
"■^ use and strengthen us for Thy service. 
Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

We thank Thee, Heavenly Father, for the 
light of this day, and for these Thy gifts 
which we are to receive, and pray Thee 
to bless them to our use. 

O Lord, grant that whether we eat or 
drink, or w^hatsoever we do, we may do all 
to Thy glory, through, etc. 

God be merciful unto us and bless us, in 
receiving our daily bread, for Jesus Christ's 



We thank Thee, Heavenly Father, for the 
food that we are to receive, and pray Thee 
to bless it to our use, for Jesus Christ's 
sake. 



* These versiclos mny be used as preface to 
forms following. 



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Bless us, Lord, and these Thy gifts 
which of Thy bounty we are about to re- 
ceive, through Jesus Christ our Lord. 



For these and all His mercies, God's holy 
jSTame be praised, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. 

Unto God, the Giver of every good gift, 
be thanks and praise for these and all His 
benefits, through Christ our Lord. 

We give Thee thanks. Almighty God, 
for these and all Thy gifts which of Thy 
mercy we have received, who livest and 
reignest God, now and for ever. 



y. The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O 
Lord, and Thou givest them their meat in 
due season. 

E. Thou openest Thine hand and fillest 
all things living with plenteousness. 

Bless, O Lord, this food to our use, for 
Christ's sake. 



V. All Thy works praise Thee, O Lord : 
R. And Thy saints give thanks unto 
Thee. 



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Thauks be to G-od. for these and all His 
boinitie?. throua^h Jesus C'hrist our Lr>rd. 



V, Oeuli omnium in Te sperant, Domine, 
Pi. Et tu das iis eseam in tempore oppor- 

tuno. 
V. Aperis tu manum tuam: 
E. Et implis orone animal benedictione. 

Gloria Patri. et Eilio. et Spiritui Sancto. 
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et 

semper. 
Et in saecula saeeuL:'rum. Amen. 

Benedic nobis, Domine Deus. et his doni- 
quae ex tua largitate sumus sumpturi, per 
Jesum Christum, Dominum nostrum. 

Amen. 



V. Confiteantur tibi. Domine, omnia 
opera tua ; 

R. Et sancti tui benedicant tibi. 

Agimus Tibi gratias. Domine Deus Oni- 
nijKDtens, pro his et universis beneficiis Tuis, 
qui rivis et regnas in unitate Spiritus sanc- 
ti. Deus. in saecula saeeulnrum. Amen. 



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I 



Section VII 

EXAMEIST IN SIXGULOS DIES 

]l^ the !Nanie of the Father, and of the 
Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 



Try me, O God, and seek the ground of 
my heart; 

Prove me, and examine my thoughts. 

Holy Spirit, show me wherein I have 
this day sinned against God, against my 
neighbor, against myself. 

Help me to recall: 

AYhat ^^idle words" (St. Matt, xii, 36) I 
may have spoken. 

What business I have transacted. 

What work and duty I have doiie. 

What amusements I have engaged in. 

What I have read; what I have written. 

What trials I have had to meet. 

What temptations have assailed me. 

What blessings have come to mo. 
Sliow me wherein I have fnilod : 

In courtesy and kindness. 

In helpful service. 



40 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

In patience and self control. 
In humility and reverence. 
In honesty and truthfulness. 
In diligence and courage. 
In prayer and thanksgiving. 
In realizing the Presence of God. 
In charity and purity of thought, word, 
and deed. 

TWf AY the Almighty and merciful Lord 
'*• ■■• grant to me pardon, absolution, and 
remission of all my sins, space for true 
repentance, amendment of life, and the 
grace and consolation of the Holy Spirit. 
A.men. 



/^lYE me, O Lord, an obedient spirit, 
^^ and a teachable mind; let me be cheer- 
ful without lightness, sorrowful yet rejoic- 
ing, fearing Thee without doubting, and 
trusting Thee without presumption. Let 
me be joyful at nothing but that which 
pleaseth Thee, and sorrowful for nothing 
but that which doth displease Thee ; let 
labour for Thee be my delight, and all rest 
be a weariness out of Thee. Give me a 
waking spirit, and a diligent soul, that I 
may seek to know Thy will, and when I 
know it may perform it faithfully, to the 
honour and glory of Thy ever-blessed ISTamc. 
Amen. 




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Section VIIT 
SUPPLICATIONES 

Psalm Ixix. Salvum me fac. 

O AVE me, O God : for the waters are 
^ come in, even unto my soul. 

I stick fast in the deep mire, where no 
ground is : I am come into deep waters, 
so that the floods run over me. 

I am weary of crjang; my throat is dry: 
my sight faileth me for waiting so long 
upon my God. 

Hear me, God, in the multitude of thy 
mercy : even in the truth of thy salvation. 

Take me out of the mire, that I sink 
not: O let me be delivered from them 
that hate me, and out of the deep waters. 

Let not the water-flood drown me, neither 
let the deep swallow me up : and let not 
the pit shut her mouth upon me. 

Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kind- 
ness is comfortable : turn thee unto me 
according to the multitude of thy mercies. 

And hide not thy face from thy ser- 
v^ant for I am in trouble : O haste thee, 
and hear me. 



42 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

As for me, when I am poor and in heavi- 
ness: thy help, O God, shall lift me up. 

I will praise the x^Tame of God with a 
song : and magnify it with thanksgiving. 

Like as the hart desireth the water- 
brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O 
God. 

Remove from me, O Lord: 
Hypocrisy and lying; 
Indolence and fraud; 
Envy and anger; 
Covetousne^s and pride ; 
Vanity and irreverence; 
Every evil thought; 
Every base desire; 
Every corrupt imagination. 

Give to me, O Lord: 

Humility and patience; 

Sobriety and contentment: 

Purity and self respect ; 

Affection and obedience; 

Faith, Hope, and Charity; 

A useful and happy life; 

Good thoughts, and perseverance unto the 
end. 

T ORD Jesus, from whom all grace comes, 
■" give me grace to feel my need of grace, 
and give me grace to seek for grace, then 
give me grace to receive grace; and when 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 43 

grace is given me, give me grace to use 
grace. 

Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to 
be praised, for Thou madest us for Thyself, 
and our heart is restless until it repose in 
Thee. St. Augustine. 

O hold Thou up my goings in Thy 
paths: that my footsteps slip not. 

Keep me as the apple of an eye: hide 
me under the shadow of Thy wings. 

Hear me, O Lord, for Thy loving-kind- 
ness is comfortable: turn Thee unto me 
according to the multitude of Thy mercies. 

Thou art my helper and my redeemer: 
O Lord, make no long tarrying. 

Cast me not away in the time of age: 
forsake me not when my strength faileth me. 

Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts : 
show the light of Thy countenance, and 
we shall be whole. 

Open Thou mine eyes : that I may see 
the wondrous things of Thy law. 

TJnto Thee have I cried, O Lord : and 
early shall my prayer come before Thee. 

Lord, teach us to pray. 
Thou that hearest the prayer, 
Unto Thee shall all flesh come. 



44 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

/CREATE a clean heart in me, O God. 
^^ An humble heart. A meek heart. A 
peaceful heart. A benevolent heart. A 
devout heart. Which doeth evil to no man. 
Which repayeth not evil for evil; but, for 
evil, good. Which loveth Thee above all 
things; thinketh always upon Thee; speak- 
etli concerning Thee; giveth Thee thanks; 
taketh delight in hymns and spiritual songs; 
hath its conversation in Heaven. 

Savonarolu. 

Be, Lord, 

within me to strengthen me, 

without me to guard me, 

over me to shelter me, 

beneath me to stablish me, 

before me to guide me, 

after me to forward me, 

round about me to secure me. 

Bishop Lancelot Andreives. 

Mon Dieu, protegez moi; mon navire est 
si petit, et votre mer est si grande! 

Breton Sailors' Prayer. 

T ORD God Almighty, open wide the door 
^ of our heart and illumine it with the 
grace o± the Holy Spirit, that it may seek 
such things as are well-pleasing to Thy 
will. Guide our thoughts and our heart, 
and dispose our life in the way of Thy 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 45 

commandments, that we may ever diligently 
seek to fulfill them, and that we may 
apprehend the eternal joys of the heavenly 
life; through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Venerable Bede. 

r^ IVE me, O Lord, purity of lips, a clean 
^^ and innocent heart, and rectitude of 
action. Give me humility, patience, absti- 
nence, chastity, prudence, justice, fortitude, 
temperance. Give me the Spirit of wisdom 
and understanding, the Spirit of counsel 
and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and 
godliness, and of Thy fear. Make me ever 
to seek Thy face with all my heart, all my 
soul, all my mind; grant me to have a con- 
trite and humbled heart in Thy presence, 
to prefer nothing to Thy love. Most high, 
eternal, and ineifable Wisdom, drive away 
from me the darkness of blindness and ig- 
norance; most high and eternal Strength, 
deliver me; most high and eternal Forti- 
tude, assist me; most high and imcompre- 
hensible Light, illuminate me; most high 
and infinite Mercy, have mercy on me. 

Galilean. 

piiANT, Almighty God, that by Thy 
^^ mercy our minds may not be cast down 
by any troubles of this life; that no hurtful 
temptation may have dominion over them. 



46 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

nor any darkness of unbelief hold them 
captive; but, illuminated by the light of 
Thy countenance shining upon us, may we 
ever walk securely upon the sure ground 
of the true Faith. Amen. Mozarahic, 



/^ GOD, let me not seek out of Thee 
^^ what I can only find in Thee, peace and 
rest, and joy and bliss. Lift up my soul 
above the weary round of harassing thoughts 
to Thine eternal Presence, to the pure, 
serene, radiant atmosphere of Thy Presence, 
that there I may breathe freely, there re- 
pose in Thy love, there be at rest from my- 
self, and from all things which weary me; 
and thence return, arrayed with Thy peace, 
to do and to bear whatsoever shall please 
Thee. Let nothing disturb my soul, fixed 
on Thee; nothing draw it down, upheld by 
Thee; nothing turn it aside, directed by 
Thee. With my whole heart may I seek 
Thee, and seeking Thee may I find Thee; 
and finding Thee may I stretch forth unto 
Thee, and never cease or fail to stretch 
forth unto Thee, until in the end, by Thy 
grace and mercy, I may arrive at Thee. 
Let me not be discouraged, God, my hope. 
Give me perseverance unto the end, that 
living or dying I may be Thine; through 
the merits of Jesus Christ my Lord and 
my God. E. B. Pusey. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 47 

/^ TliOU wlio art the everlasting essence 
of tilings, beyond space and time, and 
yet within them; Thon who transcendest 
yet pervadest all things; manifest Thyself 
unto us, feeling after Thee, and seeking 
Thee in the shades of ignorance. Stretch 
forth Thy hand to help us, who cannot 
without Thee come to Thee; and reveal 
Thyself unto us who seek nothing beside 
Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Joliannes Scotus E rig en a. 



IDESTOEE unto me the joy of Thy sal- 
vation/' I recall how great peace, how 
great tranquility of soul I. did enjoy, when 
I rejoiced in the Lord, and exulted in 
God my Jesus. Yea, now I grieve the more, 
because I know w^hat I have lost. I know^ 
what very great benefits I have lost. Yea, 
I clamor importunately, '^Eestore to me 
the joy of Thy salvation": Restore what 
Thou hast taken away from me on account 
of my sins : restore what I have lost through 
my own fault: restore, I beseech Thee, 
through His merits, who ever standeth at 
Thy right hand and maketh intercession for 
us. That through Him I may feel tliat 
Thou art reconciled to me; that the seal 
is set upon my heart; that T may say with 



48 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

the Apostle — I am nailed to the Cross with 
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, hut 
Christ liveth in me. 

Girolamo Savonarola. 

r\ MOST merciful Jesus, grant to me 
^^ Thy grace, that it may be with me, and 
work with me, and continue with me even 
to the end. Grant that I may always de- 
sire and will that which is to Thee most 
acceptable, and most dear. Let Thy will 
be mine, and let my will ever follow Thine, 
and agree perfectly with it. 

Thomas a Kempis. 

A SSIST us mercifully, O Lord, in these 
'^^ our supplications and prayers, and dis- 
pose the way of thy servants towards the 
attainment of everlasting salvation; that, 
among all the changes and chances of this 
mortal life, they may ever be defended by 
thy most gracious and ready help; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

TTHE Almighty, Merciful God, Father, 
•■■ Son, and Holy Ghost, bless and pre- 
serve us, now and forevermore. Amen. 



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Section IX 

INTERCESSIOISrES 

T^IIESE words spake Jesus, and said: 
■*■ Father, I pray for them which thou 
hast given me, for they are thine. I pray 
not that thou shouldest take them out of 
the world, but that thou shouldest keep 
them from the evil. Sanctify them through 

thy truth : thy word is truth Neither 

pray I for these alone, but for them also 
which shall believe on me through their 
word. Father, I will that they whom thou 
hast given me be with me where I am; that 
they may behold my glory which thou hast 
given me; for thou lovedst me before the 
foundation of the world. St. John xvii. 



Let us beseech the Lord in peace, 

for the heavenly peace, 

and the salvation of our souls; 

for the peace of the whole world ; 

for the stability of God's holy Churches, 

and the union of them all; 

for all the faithful; 

for salubrious weather, fruitfulness of earth; 



50 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

and peaceful tinie^^; 

for voyagers, travellers, 

tliose who are in sickness, toil, and captivity. 

and for tlieir salvation ; 

Aid, save, pity, and preserve them, 

God, in tliy grace. 

Bishop LanreJot Andre wes. 

"DESTOW, O Lord, upon Thy Holy Cath- 
^^ olic and Apostolic Church throughout 
the world the rich gifts of Thine all-holy 
Spirit. Eemember, O Lord, our fathers and 
brethi^en toiling hard, and ministering unto 
us, for Thy holy i^ame's sake. Remember, 
O Lord, all for good: have mercy on all, 
give peace to the multitudes of Thy people; 
stay the divisions in the Churches, and the 
rising up of heresies; grant Thy peace and 
Thy love to us, God our Saviour, the 
Hope of all the ends of the earth. Eemem- 
ber, O Lord, those who bear fruit and labour 
honourably in Thy holy Churches, and all 
who have desired us to remember them in 
our prayers. Vouchsafe to remember all the 
saints that have been well-pleasing to Thee 
from one generation to another since the 
world began; patriarchs, prophets, Apostles, 
martyrs, confessors, teachers, and every just 
spirit made perfect in the faith of Thy 
Christ. Eemember, O Lord God, all of 
whom we have made mention, and of whom 
we have not made mention, who are of the 



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true i^'aith; unto them do Thou give rest 
there in the land of the living, in Thy king- 
dom, in the joy of Paradise, whence pain 
and grief and lamentation have fled; there 
the light of Thy countenance looks upon 
them, and enlightens them forever. Make 
the end of our lives Christian, acceptable, 
blameless, and peaceful, O Lord, gathering 
us together with Thine elect, when Thou 
wilt, and as Thou wilt; through Thy only- 
begotten Son, our Lord God and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. Liturgy of St. James. 

A LMIGHTY God, who didst send Thy 
^^ only begotten Son into the world that 
He might draw all men unto Him; Gather 
again, we beseech Thee, Thy scattered peo- 
ple into one communion and fellowship, 
that the world may believe that Thou hast 
sent Him, and may Thy Kingdom come; 
through the same, etc. 

r\ GOD, by whose command the moments 
^^ of our life run their course : Receiv^e our 
prayers for Thy servants lying sick, on 
whose behalf we implore Thy mercy; that 
our fears on account of their danger may be 
turned into joy at their recovery. 

O God, the Comfort of the sad, the 
Strength of sufferers, let the prayers of those 
tliat cry out of any tribulation come unto 
Thee; that all may rejoice to find that Thy 



52 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

mercy is present with them in their aliiie- 
tions; through Christ our Lord. Gelasian. 

r\ LOED GOD, give unto us the increase 
^^ of faith, hope, and charity. Root out 
from among us all sin and wickedness, all 
discord and infidelity, all errors and false 
opinions. Rebuke the erring, convert the 
unbelieving. Bring back into the unity of 
the Church all those that are in schism, and 
show unto them the light of Thy grace. De- 
fend from all adversity, both of body and 
soul, the Bishops, Pastors, and Governors of 
Thy Church, and all who are in authority. 
Convert sinners to true repentance. Pre- 
serve the righteous in the good way. Con- 
firm all their thoughts, words, and works. 
Have mercy, O Lord, upon all men, and 
strengthen in Thy service those who are 
dedicated to Thee. Provide for all those 
who labour with their hands; raise up those 
who are oppressed with grief ; heal the sick ; 
supply the wants of all who are in need; 
grant unto travellers a return to their home ; 
bring to a haven of safety those in perils of 
the sea; give joy to those who are labouring 
with child; and deliverance to captives. 
Recompense one hundredfold those whom I 
have injured. Direct in the way of life all 
united to me by ties of kindred or friend- 
ship, all whose labour or help I make use of ; 
all who pray for me, or desire my prayers. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 53 

and all who think kindly of me. Hear them 
in whatsoever trouble they call upon Thee. 
Vouchsafe both to our enemies and to our- 
selves constant charity. May we all have 
patience, kindness, and pity; and may envy, 
wrath, and bitterness be far from us. O most 
merciful Father, have mercy upon the souls 
of all who have fallen asleep in Christ, espe- 
cially on my relations, and on those with 
whom I have been intimate ; to all who have 
departed in Thy faith, grant, O Lord, eter- 
nal rest, and let perpetual light shine upon 
them. Amen. Treasury of Devotion. 

T OED Jesus Christ, set Thy Passion, Thy 
^ Cross, and Thy Death, between Thy 
judgment and our souls, now and in the 
hour of our death. Vouchsafe to the living- 
mercy and grace in this life here; to them 
that are dead, forgiveness and rest; to the 
Church and the State, peace and concord; 
and to us sinful men, life and glory without 
end; who livest and reignest, God, for ever 
and ever. Amen. Yorl\ 

r\ CHRIST our God, who wiliest Thy 
^^ disciples to be known by their love one 
to another; Receive the prayers which we 
offer unto Thee for ourselves and those who 
are dear to us, that their lives may be free 
from sin, and filled with all virtues, that, 
having obtained remission of their iniqui- 



54 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

ties, tliey may after their departure appear 
before Thee without confusion, so that those 
whom faitliful love has miited here may 
enjoy together the consolation of eternal 
happiness. Amen. Mozarahic. 

/^ GOD. from whose Spirit none can 
^^ escape, and from whose presence none 
may flee; We pray for those Thy children 
who have forgotten Thee and have gone 
apart in disobedience to Thy will and 
neglect of Thy holy Church and Sacra- 
ments. May Thy Holy Spirit cease not to 
strive with them, may Thy exceeding great 
love still plead with them, to bring them 
home to ThyseK again, that they may re- 
joice in Thy salvation and glorify Thy 
blessed Xame. 

r\ LORD Jesus Christ, our sympathizing 
^^ Saviour, who for man didst bear the 
Agony and the Cross; Draw Thou near to 
Thy suffering servants, in their pain of 
body or trouble of mind (especially X. X.) : 
hallow all their crosses in this life; and 
crown them hereafter where all tears are 
wiped away ; where, with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost, Thou livest and reignest, One 
God, world without end. Yorl'. 

r^OB the Father, God the Son, God the 
^^ Holy Ghost, bless, preserve, and keep 

us. now and forevermore. 



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Section X 
CONSOLATIONES 

Psalm Ixxxvi. Inclina, Domine. 

"D OW down thine ear, O Lord, and hear 
■"^ me : for I am poor, and in miser3\ 

Preserve thou my soul, for I am holy: 
my God, save thy servant that putteth his 
trust in thee. 

Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I will 
call daily upon thee. 

Comfort the soul of thy servant : for 
unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

For thou, Lord, art good and gracious : 
and of great mercy unto all them that call 
upon thee. 

Give ear. Lord, unto my praj^er: and 
])onder the voice of my humble desires. 

In the time of my trouble I will call upon 
thee: for thou hearest me. 

But thou, O Lord God, art full of com- 
I)assion and mercy: long-suffering, plen- 
teous in goodness and truth. 

O turn thee then unto me, and have 
mercy upon me: give thy strengtli niito 



56 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

thy servant, and help the son of thine 
handmaid. 

Show some token upon me for good; that 
they who hate me may see it, and be 
ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen 
me, and comforted me. 

T^HE sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: 
■*■ a broken and contrite heart, O God, 
shalt thou not despise. 

what great troubles and adversities hast 
thou showed me: and yet didst thou turn 
and refresh me : yea, and broughtest me 
from the deep of the earth again. 

Yea, like as a father pitieth his own chil- 
dren: even so is the Lord merciful unto 
them that fear him. 

1 will remember the works of the Lord: 
and call to mind thy wonders of old time. 

If the Lord had not helped me : it had 
not failed, but my soul had been put to 
silence. 

In the multitude of the sorrows that I had 
in my heart : thy comforts have refreshed 
my soul. 

I called upon the Lord in trouble: and 
the Lord heard me at large. 

Before I was troubled I went wrong : but 
now have I kept thy word. 

It is good for me that I have been in 
trouble: that I may learn thy statutes. 

For his wrath endureth but the twinkling 




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of an eye, and in his pleasure is life : 
heaviness may endure for a night, but joy 
Cometh in the morning. 

cast thy burden upon the Lord, and 
he shall nourish thee: and shall not suf- 
fer the righteous to fall forever. 

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a 
contrite heart : and will save such as be of 
an humble spirit. 

T^ HE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble, 
■■■ the ^ame of the God of Jacob defend 
thee : send thee help from the sanctuary, 
and strengthen thee out of Sion. 

Remember all thy offerings, and accept 
thy burnt sacrifice; grant thee thy heart's 
desire, and fulfil all thy mind. 

1 waited for the Lord, and he inclined 
unto me and heard my calling. 

He brought me out of the horrible pit, 
he set my feet upon the rock, and ordered 
my goings; 

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, 
even a thanksgiving unto our God. 

T^HOU shalt cause me to hear of joy and 
■■• gladness, when I hear what Mary 
heard. 

And what did Mary hear ? 
Of her I speak who wept at Thy feet. 
What, then, did she hear? Thy faith hath 
saved thee; go in peace. 



58 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

And I shall hear what the robber heard: 
This day thou shalt be with Me in Paradise. 
Therefore I shall have joy for the remission 
of sins; gladness for the promise of bless- 
ings. 

And shall I not rejoice, and shall I not be 
glad, when Thou hast granted pardon for 
all my sins ? 

Then shall I begin to taste of joy, since 
Thou art good, O Lord. 

Then shall I learn to dwell in heavenly 
places. 

Then shall I say with the prophet, How 
plentiful is Thy goodness, which Thou hast 
hid away for them that fear Thee I 

Then shall I rejoice and be glad. 

Girolamo Savonarola. 

OOTH above and below, without and 
■■-^ within, which way soever thou dost turn 
thee, everywhere thou shalt find the cross; 
and everywhere of necessity thou must hold 
fast patience, if thou wilt have inward 
peace, and enjoy an everlasting crown. 

Thomas a Kempis. 

T^HEY shall hunger no more, neither 
■*■ thirst any more; neither shall the sun 
light on them, nor any heat. 

For the Lamb which is in the midst of the 
throne shall feed them, and shall lead them 
unto living fountains of waters; and God 
sliall wipe away all tears from their eyes. 



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"DEACE I leave with you, my peace T 
■*• give unto you. l^ot as the world giveth, 
give I unto you. Let not your heart be 
troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

Surely He hath borne our griefs, and car- 
ried our sorrows, yet we did esteem Him 
stricken, smitten of God and afflicted. 

He was wounded for our transgressions, 
He was bruised for our iniquities : the chas- 
tisement of our peace was upon Him; and 
with His stripes we are healed. 

npHESE are they which came out of great 
•■• tribulation, and have washed their robes 
and made them white in the Blood of the 
Lamb ; therefore are they before the Throne 
of God, and serve Him day and night in 
His Temple. 

The souls of the righteous are in the hand 
of God, and there shall no torment touch 
them. 

Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither 
have entered into the heart of man, the 
things which God hath prepared for them 
tliat love Him. 

r\ GOD, if only our wills be right towards 
^-^ Thine, do to us whatever it may please 
Thee. If it be Thy will that we should be 
in light, be Thou blessed; if it be Thy will 
that we should be in darkness, be Thou also 
blessed; if Tliou vouchsafe to comfort us, be 



60 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Thou blessed; if Thou afflictest us, be Thou 
also blessed. We cheerfully receive whatso- 
ever Thou dost appoint, and for all that 
befalleth us we give thanks; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. Thomas a Kempis. 

/^ GOD of peace and charity, deliver us 
^^ from all temptation, assist us in every 
conflict, console us in every tribulation. 
Give us patience in adversity, and grace to 
Avorship Thee with a pure conscience, and to 
serve Thee with all our strength. We bless 
Thee, we thank Thee, we magnify Thee, day 
by day. Let our praises be pleasing to Thee, 
and our prayer acceptable. 

Galilean. 

nPHE Lord bless us and keep us; the Lord 
-*• make His face to shine upon us, and be 
gracious unto us; the Lord lift up His 
countenance upon us, and give us peace; 
both now and forevermore. 



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Section XI 

CONFIRM ATIONES 

Psalm xci. Qui habitat. 

"lArilOSO dwelleth under the defence of 
^ ^ the Most Pligh : shall abide under the 
shadow of the Almighty. 

I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my 
hope, and my stronghold: my God, in him 
will I trust. 

For he shall deliver thee from the snare 
of the hunter: and from the noisome 
pestilence. 

He shall defend thee under his wings, 
and thou shalt be safe under his feathers : 
his faithfulness and truth shall be thy 
shield and buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror 
by night : nor for the arrow that flieth by 
day; 

For the pestilence that walketh in dark- 
ness : nor for the sickness that destroyetli 
in the noon-day. 

A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten 
thousand at tliy right hand : but it shall 
not come nigh thee. 



62 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Yea,, with thine eyes shalt thou behold : 
and see the reward of the ungodly. 

For thou, Lord, art my hope : thou hast 
set thine house of defence very high. 

There shall no evil happen unto thee : 
neither shall any plague come nigh thy 
dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over 
thee : to keep thee in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee in their hands : that 
thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. 

Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder : 
tlie young lion and the dragon shalt thou 
tread under thy feet. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, 
therefore will I deliver him : I will set him 
up, because he hath known my Name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will hear 
him : yea, I am with him in trouble; I will 
deliver him, and bring him to honour. 

With long life will I satisfy him : and 
show him my salvation. 



T^HEY that wait upon the Lord shall re- 
new their strength; they shall mount 
up with wings as eagles ; they shall run and 
not be weary; and they shall walk and not 
faint. 

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; 
and break forth into singing, O mountains; 
for the Lord hath comforted his people, and 
will have mercy upon his afflicted. 



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n^lIE Lord livetli; and blessed be my 
■■■ strong^ helper : and praised be the God 
of my salvation. 

O how plentiful is thy goodness, which 
thou hast laid up for them that fear thee : 
and that thou hast prepared for them that 
put their trust in thee, even before the sons 
of men! 

Be strong, and he shall establish your 
heart: all ye that put your trust in the 
Lord. 

Why art thou so heavy, O my soul : and 
whj^ art thou so disquieted within me? 

O put thy trust in God: for I will yet 
give him thanks, which is the help of my 
countenance, and my God. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee : and 
there is none upon the earth that I desire 
in comparison of thee. 

The Lord is King, be the people never so 
impatient: he sitteth between the Cheru- 
bim, be the earth never so unquiet. 

r\ UR fathers hoped in thee : they trusted 
^^ in thee, and thou didst deliver them. 
Thou art my helper and redeemer; make 
no long tarrying, O my God. 

Our help standeth in the name of ^the 
l.ovd : who hath mad(: lieavon and earth. 



64 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

IN God's word will I rejoice : in the 
■*■ Lord's word will I comfort me. 

Yea, in God have I put my trust : I will 
not be afraid what man can do unto me. 

O set me up upon the rock that is higher 
than I : for thou hast been my hope, and a 
strong tower for me against the enemy. 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God 
is the strength of my heart and my portion 
forever. 

The Lord shall give strength unto his 
people: the Lord shall give his people the 
blessing of peace. 

np HOU, Lord, in the beginning hast laid 
•■■ the foundation of the earth: and the 
heavens are the work of thy hands. 

They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : 
they all shall wax old as doth a garment; 

And as a vesture shalt thou change them, 
and they shall be changed: but thou art 
the same, and thy years shall not fail. 

Plow excellent is thy mercy, O God, and 
the children of men shall put their trust 
under the shadow of thy wings. 

Why art thou so vexed, my soul : and 
why art thou so disquieted within me? 

O put thy trust in God : for I will yet 
thank him, which is the help of my coun- 
tenance, and my God. 



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IV/r Y IjGLirt is fixed, O God, my heart is 
-*- ■*■ fixed. I will hope in the Lord, I will 
abide patiently in him. 

O my soul, wait thou still upon God, for 
my hope is in him; in God is my health 
and my glory, the rock of my might, and in 
God is my trust. 

*P\IVINE charity overcometh all things 
^^ and enlargeth all the powers of the soul. 
Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing more 
courageous, nothing higher, nothing wider, 
nothing more pleasant, nothing fuller nor 
better in heaven and earth; because love is 
born of God, and cannot rest but in God, 
above all created things. 

r\ LORD, what Thou say est is true. Thy 
^^ care for me is greater than all the care 
that I can take for myself. For he standeth 
but very unsafely, who casteth not all his 
care upon Thee. O Lord, if only my will 
may remain right and firm towards Thee, 
do with me whatsoever it shall please Thee. 
For it cannot be any thing but good, what- 
soever Thou shalt do with me. 

Are not all painful labors to be endured 
for the sake of life eternal ?' It is no small 
matter, to lose or to gain the kingdom of 
God. Lift up thy face therefore unto 
heaven; behold, I and all My saints with 
Me, who in this world had great conflicts, 



66 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

do now rejoice, are now comforted, now 
secure, now at rest, and they shall remain 
with Me everlastingly in the kingdom of My 
Father. Thomas a Kempis. 

IVrOW the God of hope fill you with all 
joy and peace in believing, that ye may 
abound in hope, through the power of the 
Holy Ghost. 



"DEST comes at length, though life be long 
"■-^ and dreary. 

The day must dawn, and darksome night 
be past; 
Faith's journeys end in welcome to the 
weary, 
And heaven, the heart's true home, will 
come at last. 

F. W.Faher. 



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Section XII 

LAUDATIONES 

r^ LOEY to God in the highest, 

^^ And on earth peace, good will towards 

men. 

O let my mouth be filled with thy praise : 
that I may sing of thy glory and honour all 
the day long. 

Thou hast brought me to great honour 
and comforted me on every side. 

The lot is fallen unto me in a fair 
ground: yea, I have a goodly heritage. 

Thou shalt show me the path of life; in 
thy presence is the fulness of joy; and at 
thy right hand there is pleasure forever 



T ET thy priests be clothed with right- 
•■-^ eousness : and let thy saints sing with 
joyfulness. 

Thou, O God, sentest a gracious rain 
upon thine inheritance: and refreshedst it 
when it was weary. 

O that men would therefore praise the 
Lord for his goodness: and declare the 



68 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

wonders that he doeth for the children of 
men. 

For thy mercy is greater than the heav- 
ens: and thy truth reacheth nnto the 
clouds. 

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and 
my mouth shall show thy praise. 

r^LORY be to thee, O Lord, for thy 
^^ mercy. Praise the Lord, O my soul, 
and all that is within me praise his holy 
Name. 

What reward shall I give unto the Lord: 
for all the benefits that he hath done unto 
me? 

I will thank thee, for thou hast heard 
me: and art become my salvation. 

T WILL sing of the Lord, because he hath 
-'• dealt so lovingly with me: yea, I will 
praise the Name of the Lord most highest. 

Be thou, exalted, Lord, in thine own 
strength : so will we sing, and praise thy 
power. 

Sing praises unto the Lord, O ye saints of 
his: and give thanks unto him, for a re- 
membrance of his holiness. 

O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy 
places: even the God of Israel, he will 
give strength and power unto his people. 
Blessed be God. 

Blessed be the Lord God, even the God 



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of Israel: which only doeth wuiidrous 
things. 

And blessed be the Name of his majesty 
for ever; and all the earth shall be filled 
with his majesty. Amen, Amen. 



r\ ALL ye works of the Lord, bless ye 
^^ the Lord: praise him and magnify 
him forever. 

O ye children of men, bless je the Lord: 
praise him and magnify him forever. 

O ye Priests of the Lord, bless ye the 
Lord: praise him and magnify him for- 
ever. 

O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the 
Lord: praise him and magnify him for- 
ever. 

O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, 
bless ye the Lord: praise him and magnify 
him forever. 

O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless 
ye the Lord : praise him and magnify him 
forever. 



T^ HINE, O Lord, is the greatness, and the 
'■■ power, and the glory, and the victory, 
and the majesty ; for all that is in the heav- 
en and in the earth is thine. Thine is the 
kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as 
head above all. 



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OKTIIY is the Lamb that was slain 
To receive i:>o^^'^i% and riches, and 
wisdom, 
And strength, and honor, and glory, and 

blessing ; 
Salvation to onr God wliicli sitteth npon 

the throne. 
And unto the Lamb. 

Amen. Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, 
And thanksgiving, and honor, and power, 

and might, 
Be unto our God forever and ever. Amen. 

T^HOU art my glory. Thou art the joy of 
■*■ my heart. In Thee will I glory and 
rejoice all the day, but as for myself, I will 
not glory, but in my infirmities. O Blessed 
Trinity, to Thee alone be praise, honor, 
power, and glory for ever and ever. 

Thomas a Kempis. 

r\ GOD, who art life, wisdom, truth, 
^^ bounty, and blessedness, the eternal, the 
only true good, our God and our Lord, who 
art our hope and our heart's joy, we ac- 
knowledge with thanksgiving that Thou 
hast made us in Thine image, and that we 
may direct our thoughts to Thee. Lord, 
make us to know Thee aright, that we may 
love, enjoy, and possess Thee more and 
more; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

St. Ansehn. 



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T ORD Jesus Christ, to whom glory is 
sung in the Highest, while on earth 
peace is proclaimed to men of goodwill; 
grant a good will to ns Thy servants, cleanse 
us from all our sins, and grant perpetual 
peace to us and to all people; through Thy 
mercy, O our God, who art blessed, world 
without end. Amen. Mozarahic. 



np HROUGH the tender mercy of our God, 
■^ the Dayspring from on high hath visited 
us. Glory be to Thee, O Lord, Creator of 
the light, and Enlightener of the world, 
Thou who didst create the visible light, 
Thou who also didst create the light invis- 
ible, the light which never sets; that which 
may be known of God, the Law written in 
the heart : the oracles of the prophets, the 
melody of the Psalms, the instruction of the 
Proverbs, the experience of Histories. God 
is the Lord who hath showed us light. 

Bishop Andreives. 

"Vr OW unto Him that is able to do exceed- 
ing abundantly above all that we ask 
or think, according to the power that work- 
oth in us, unto Him be glory in the Church 
by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world 
without end. Amen. 



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(Matthew Arnold's translatiou) 







MOST high, almighty, good Lord God, 
to Thee belong praise, glory, honor, and 
all blessing ! 



Praised be my Lord God with all His 
creatures, and specially our brother 
the sun, who brings us the day and wdio 
brings us the light; fair is he and shines 
with a great splendor : 
O Lord, he signifies to us Thee! 

Praised be my Lord for our sister 
the moon and for the stars, the 
which He has set clear and lovely in 
heaven. 

Praised be my Lord for our brother 

the wind, and for air and cloud, calms, 
and all weather by the which Thou 
upholdest life in all creatures. 

Praised be my Lord for our sister water; 
who is very serviceable unto us and humble 
and precious and clean. 

Praised be my Lord for our brother fire, 
through whom Thou givest us light in the 
darkness : and he is bright and pleasant 
and very mighty and strong. 



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Praised be my Lord for our mother the 
earth, the which doth sustain "us and 
keep us, and bringeth forth divers 
fruits and flowers of many colors, and 
grass. 

Praised be my Lord for all those who 
pardon one another for His love's sake, and 
who endure weakness and tribulation: 
blessed are they who peaceably shall en- 
dure, for Thou, 
O Most Highest, shalt give them a Crown. 

Praised be my Lord for our sister, the 
death of the body, from which no man 
escapeth. Woe to him who dieth in mortal 
sin ! Blessed are they who are found walk- 
ing by Thy most holy will; 
for the second death 
shall have no power to do them harm. 

Praise ye and bless the Lord, and give 
thanks unto Him and serve Him with 
great humility. 



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Section XIII 

FOE CLEEGY, TEACHEES, AND 
STUDENTS 



H 



E that liatli ears to hear let him hear. 
Blessed are they that hear the Word 

of God and keep it. 
Whoso keepeth His word, 
In him verily hath the love of God been 

perfected. 

V\ GOD, I beseech Thee, that Thy mercy 
A^^niay so prevent and follow me, that 
whatsoever things I should know for my sal- 
vation, and know not, Thou wilt teach me; 
that in those things which I know truly 
Thou wilt keep me; that in those true things 
in which I falter Thou wilt stablish me; 
that in those things in which as a man I am 
mistaken Thou wilt correct me; that from 
all things that are false, and from all that 
are hurtful. Thou wilt deliver me; and 
that Thou wilt give me to speak such things 
as are approved most chiefly in the sight 
of Thy truth, and such as may find accep- 
tance with all Thy faithful people; through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. St. Fulgentius. 



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A LMIGHTY God, most humbly we be- 
-^*- seech Tliee, that we who especially de- 
sire to dedicate our minds to Thy service 
niay by Thee be enriched in all utterance 
and in all knowledge; that, using Thy gifts 
to Thy glory, we may be blameless in Thy 
holy sight, through the merits of our Ex- 
ample, Teacher, and Saviour, Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

"I A rE entreat Thee, O Lord our God, kindle 
^ • and inflame our hearts and under- 
standings to comprehend the things that 
have been written by the grace of Thine 
inspiration, and so bless and consecrate our 
studies, that by learning and by teaching we 
may through Thy help be enabled to win 
many to Thee, and to present all those com- 
mitted to us faultless before Thy Majesty; 
to whom be glory and dominion now and 
for ever. EgherL 

WOUCHSArE, O gracious and holy 
^ Father, to bestow upon me intellect to 
understand Thee, perception to perceive 
Thee, reason to discern Thee, diligence to 
seek Thee, wisdom to find Thee, a spirit to 
know Thee, a heart to meditate upon Thee, 
ears to hear Thee, eyes to behold Thee, a 
tongue to proclaim Tlieo, a conversation 
pleasing to Thee, patience to wait for Thee, 
nnd perseverance to look for Thoe. Grant 



76 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

me a perfect end, Thy holy presence, a 
blessed resurrection, and Thy recompense, 
everlasting life. Amen. St. Benedict. 

Q ALMIGHTY and eternal God, from 
^^ whom we come and to whom we and 
all things move, we acknowledge that every 
good and perfect gift descendeth from Thee. 
We pray Thee, therefore, send Thy blessing 
down on ns Thy servants, who apply our- 
selves to sacred studies; guide and assist 
our work, which we have undertaken with 
Thy favour, and have consecrated to Thy 
service. O Father of lights, give us under- 
standing, that we may know and uphold 
Thy truth, to the glory of Thy N'ame, the 
good of Thy Church, the growth of true 
religion, and the salvation of our own souls; 
through Jesus Christ Thy vSon, our Lord. 

Bishop Pearson. 

r\ GEACIOUS God, and most merciful 
^^ Father, who hast vouchsafed us the 
rich and precious jewel of Thy Holy Word; 
assist us with Thy Spirit, that it may be 
written in our hearts to our everlasting 
comfort, to reform us, to renew us accord- 
ing to Thine own image, to build us up and 
edify us into the perfect building of Thy 
Christ, sanctifying and increasing in us all 
heavenly virtues. Grant this, heavenly 
Father, for Jesus Christ's sake. 

Edward VI. 



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r\ LOKD our God, who by Thine holy 
^-^ Apostles didst make known unto us the 
mystery of the glorious Gospel of Thy 
Christ, and didst give them according to the 
immeasurable gift of Thy grace, to preach 
among all nations the good tidings of the 
unsearchable riches of Thy mercy; We pray 
Thee, our Master, account us wortliy of a 
part and a lot with them. Grant us ever- 
more to follow their footsteps, and to imi- 
tate their conduct, and to have fellowship 
with them in the labors which they accepted 
for godliness' sake. Watch over Thine holy 
Church which Thou hast founded by their 
means, and bless the sheep of Thy flock, and 
make to grow this vine which Thy right 
hand hath planted; in Christ Jesus our 
Lord. Co I) tic. 

r\ GOD, Light of the minds tliat see Thee, 
^^ Life of the souls that lo\^e Thee, and 
Strength of the thoughts that seek Thee; 
Enlarge our minds and raise the vision of 
our hearts that, with swift wings of thought, 
our spirits may reach Thee, the Eternal 
Wisdom, who art from everlasting to ever- 
lasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

St. Augustine. 

QEANT, O Christ, that Thy whole 
^^ Church, which is dispersed throughout 
all the world, may be gathered in the bosom 



78 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

of unity by Thy grace. And tliough she 
spread herself abroad amidst the diversity 
of many races, yet may she suffer no divi- 
sion of her Faith. Dissolve the factions of 
self-willed opinion which seek to overthrow 
the laith, which strive to corrupt the truth; 
that as Thou art acknowledged in heaven 
and earth to be the one and only Lord, so 
all nations, as one people, may serve Thee 
in the unity of the one Faith. Amen. 

Mozarahic. 

r\ GOD, the Shepherd and Ruler of all 
^^ the faithful, look graciously upon Thy 
servant, N., whom Thou hast chosen to pre- 
side over Thy Church in this Diocese [or 
Parish]. Grant that both by word and 
example he may profit those over whom he 
is x>^^ced, so that, together w^ith the flock 
committed to him, he may obtain eternal 
life; Through, etc. Sarum. 

A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, merci- 
'^*' fully hear the supplications of us Thy 
servants; and grant unto this Parish [or 
Diocese] all things that are needful for its 
spiritual w^eKare. Strengthen and confirm 
the faithful; visit and relieve the sick; turn 
and soften the wicked; rouse the careless; 
recover the fallen ; restore the penitent ; re- 
move all hindrances to the advancement of 
Thy truth, and bring all to be of one heart 



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and iiiiiid within the fold of Thy Holy 
Church, to the honour and glory of Thy 
■ ^l^ssed Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who 
'^*' dost govern all things in heaven and 
[ earth ; We commend to Thy fatherly care all 
whom Thou hast called to take part in the 
missionary work of Thy Church. Defend 
them from all dangers both of body and 
soul; give Thine Angels charge concerning 
them; let Thy Holy Spirit rule in their 
hearts, and prosper their work to the glory 
of Thy Holy ]^ame; Through Jesus Christ 
our Lord. 

r\ ALMIGHTY God, do Thou assist us 
^^ with Thy grace, that w^e who have un- 
dertaken the office of the priesthood may 
be able to serve Thee worthily and devoutly, 
in all purity, and with a good conscience. 
And if we live not in so great innocency 
as we ought to do, grant to us at the least, 
worthily to lament the sins which w^e have 
committed; and in the spirit of humility, 
and with the full purpose of a good will, to 
serve Thee more earnestly for the time to 
come. Thomas a Kempis. 



BLESSED Lord! how much I need 
Thy Light to guide me on my way! 
So many hands that without heed, 
Still touch Thy Wounds, and make them bleed; 



80 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

So many feet that day by day 
Still wander from Thy Fold astray; 
Unless Thou fill me with Thy Light 
I cannot guide Thy flock aright, 
ISTor without Thy support can bear 
T!he burden of so great a care. 

FOR SCHOOL AND FAMILY 

Antiphon. And Jesus increased in wis- 
dom and stature; and in favour mth God 
and man. Alleluia. 

Y. As the apple-tree among the trees of 
the wood, 

R. So is My beloved among the sons. 

V. As the lily among thorns, 

R. So is My love among the daughters. 
Alleluia. 



ALMIGHTY God, who hast promised 
-^^ that Thy holy City Jerusalem shall be 
full of boys and girls playing in the streets 
thereof; Give Thy sure protection to our 
school-children, as in their prayers and stud- 
ies, so also in their sports and exercise. 
Make them chaste and strong, brave and 
gentle, loving and obedient; that bringing 
their bodies into subjection, and with Thy 
holy angels to shield them, they may obtain 
not only earthly rewards, but also eternal 
blessings; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Order of 8. Anne. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 81 

r\ GOi), who hast been plea^^ed to set be- 
^ fore us the admirable pattern of the 
Holy Family ; Grant that, following- the foot- 
steps of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, we of this 
house may be united here in domestic love 
and virtue, and never be separated through- 
out eternity; through the same Jesus Christ 
our Lord. Atnhrosian. 



r\ LORD Jesus Christ, we beseech Thee, 
^^ by the innocence and obedience of Thy 
holy childhood, and by Thy love for little 
children, do Thou guard the children of our 
land; preserve their innocence, strengthen 
them in weakness, recover the erring, and 
remove all that may hinder them from being- 
brought up in Thy faith and love; who 
livest. 

"\ 7ISIT, O Lord, we pray Tiiee, our schools 
^ and colleges with Thy love and favour. 
Give grace and wisdom to their rulers and 
teachers, that they may faithfully serve 
before Thee. Shelter with the arms of Thy 
love and mercy all who teach and all who 
are instructed therein. Open the hearts and 
hands of Thy people for the endowment of 
our schools, and recompense with the riches 
of Thine everlasting Kingdom the Found- 
ers, Patrons, and Benefactors of the same, 
for Josus Christ's sake. 



82 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

(E.I- Lihro Prcciim PuljUcanoii) 

T^IRIGATUIi oratio mea sicut incensum 
^-^ in coiispectu tuo; elevatio manuum 

mearum sacrificium vespertinum. 

Lucerna, Domine, pedibii? meis sunt tua 
dicta, meoqiie lux itinere. 

Eevela nieos oculos, iit videam tiiae legis 
miracula. 

DATER noster, qui es in coelis, Sancti- 
■■■ ficetur Xonien tuum. Adveniat reg- 
nuna tuum. Fiat voluntas tua, Sicut in 
coelo, et in terra. Panem nostrum quoti- 
dianum da nobis hodie. Et dimitte nobis 
debita nostra, Sicut et nos dimittimus debi- 
toribus nostris. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- 
tionem; Sed libera nos a malo; Quia tuum 
est regnum, potentia, et gloria. In saecula 
saeculorum. Amen. 

Domine, labia nostra aperies. 

Et OS nostrum annuntiabit laudem tuam. 

Gloria Patri, et Eilio, et Spiritui Sancto. 
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper, 
et in saecula saeculorum. Amen. 

Laudato Dominum, 

Sit Xomen Domini benedictum. 



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ilagtttfirat 

St. Luc. i. 46. 

"lyi" AGNIFICAT : aiiima mea Dominum. 
^ ^ Et exultavit spiritus meus : in Deo 
salutari meo. 

Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae: 
ecce enim ex hoc beatani me dicent omnes 
generationes. 

Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est : 
et sanctum ^N'omen ejus. 

Et misericordia ejus a progenie in pro- 
genies : timentibus eum. 

Fecit potentiam in brachio suo : dispersit 
superbos mente cordis sui. 

Deposuit potentes de sede : et exaltavit 
humiles. 

Esurientes implevit bonis : et divites 
dimisit inanes. 

Suscepit Israel puerum suum : recorda- 
tus misericordiae suae. 

Sicut locutus est ad patres nostros : Abra- 
ham, et semini ejus in saecula. 

Gloria Patri, etc. 

r^ REDO in Deum, Patrem Omnipoten- 
^^ tem, Creatorem coeli et terrae: 

Et in Jesum Christum, Eilium ejus uni- 
cum, Dominum nostrum. Qui conceptus 
est de Spiritu Sancto, Natus ex Maria 
Virgine, Passus sub Pontio Pilato, Cru- 
cifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, Descendit ad 



84 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

inferos; Tertia die resurrexit a murtuis, 
Ascendit ad coelos, Sedet ad dexteram Dei 
Patris Omnipotentis ; Inde venturus est 
judicare vivos et mortuos. 

Credo in Spiritum Sanctum; Sanctam 
Ecclesiam Catliolicam; Sanctorum Coni- 
munionem; Remissionem peccatorum; Gar- 
nis Resurrectionem, Et vitam aeternam. 
Amen. 

Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam 

tuam. 
Et salutare tuum da nobis. 
Domine, salvum fac Patriam. 
Et exaudi nos in die qua invocaverimus 

te. 
Sacerdotes tui induantur justitiam. 
Et sancti tui exultent. 
Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine. 
Et benedic haereditati tuae. 
Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris. 
Quia non est alius qui in spe constituit 

nos, nisi tu, Deus noster. 
Cor mundum crea in nobis, Deus. 
Et Spiritum Sanctum tuum ne auferas 

a nobis. 

"P^EUS, a quo sancta desideria, recta con- 
^^ silia, et justa sunt opera ; Da servis tuis 
illam quam mundus dare non potest pacem ; 
ut et corda nostra mandatis tuis dedita, 
et hostium sublata formidine tempora sint 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 85 

tua protectione tranquilla; per merita Jesii 
Christi Salvatoris nostri. 

TLLUMINA, quaesumus, Domine Deus, 
•■• tenebras nostras; et totius hujus noctis 
insidias tu a nobis repelle i/ropitius ; propter 
unicnm Filium tunm, Salvatorem nostrum, 
Jesum Christum. 

/^MMP0TE:N'S Deus, omnium bonorum 
^^ dator, qui divina providentia tua varios 
Ordines in Ecclesia constituisti ; Da gra- 
tiam tuam, supplices quaesumus, iis omnibus 
qui ad quodvis in eadem officium sive ad- 
ministrationem sunt vocati ; et eos doctrinae 
tuae veritate ita adimple, et vitae innocen- 
tia adorna, ut in conspectu tuo fideliter 
ministrent, ad magni tui ^ominis gloriam, 
et ad profectum sanctae Ecclesiae tuae; 
per Jesum Christum, Dominurn nostrum. 

A CTIONES nostras quaesumus, Domine, 
"^^ aspirando praeveni, et adjuvando prose- 
quere; ut cuncta nostra opera tio a te semper 
incipiat, et per te coepta finiatur; quatenus 
sanctum Nomen tuum glorificemus, et mi- 
serieordia tua vitam aeternam consequamur, 
per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. 

/^EATIA Domini nostri Jesu Christi, et 
^^ chari'tas Dei, et communicatio Sancti 
Spiritus sit cum omnibus nobis in saecula 
saeculorum. Amen. 



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/^REDO, Domino, sed credam firmius; 
^^ spero, Domino, sed sperem securius; 
amo, Domino, sed amem ardentius; doleo, 
Domino, sed doleam veliementius. 

Adoro Te ut primum prineipium; desid- 
ero, ut finem ultimum; laudo, ut benefac- 
torem perpetuum; invoco, ut defensorem 
propitium. 

Tua me sapientia dirige; iustitia con- 
tine; dementia solare; potentia protege. 

Offero Tibi, Deus, cognitanda, ut sint 
ad Te; dicenda, ut sint de Te; facienda, 
nt sint secundum Te; ferenda, ut sint prop- 
ter Te. 

Yolo quidquid vis; toIo quia vis; volo 
quomodo vis ; volo quamdiu vis. 

Gloria Patri, qui me creavit; 
Gloria Filio, qui me redemit; 
Gloria Spiritui sancto, qui me sanctifi- 

cavit ; 
Gloria summae et individuae Trinitati. 

"DEATI mortui qui in Domino moriuntur. 
■■-^ Dona eis requiem aeternam, et Lux 
perpetiia luceat eis. Eequiescant in pace. 



2Cabttbartum 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 89 



Sectiox XIY 

Fur ^arr^b S^eixmxw 
Aburnt 

An tip] I on. The night is far spent, the 
day is at iiand : let ns therefore cast oif 
the works of darkness, and let us put on 
the armour of light. 

V. Come and save us, O Lord God of 
Hosts. 

II. Shew the light of Thy countenance, 
and we shall be whole. 

Chapter. ^Now it is high time to awake 
out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer 
than when we believed. 

Behold, the Lord cometh in the clouds 
of heaven, with power and great glory, 
Alleluia. 

Blow the trumpet in Zion, for the day 
of the Lord is nigh at hand; behold. He 
cometh to save us. Alleluia. 

The Desire of all Nations shall come, and 
the house of the Lord shall be filled with 
glory, Alleluia. 

Watch, therefore, for ye know not wlien 



90 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

the Master of tlie House cometh, at even, or 
at midnight, or at the cock- crowing, or in 
the morning. 

A LMIGHTY God, the coming of whose 
'^^ Only-Begotten Son in time past we be- 
lieve, and for whose Second Coming in the 
Last Day we look and watch; Defend us, 
we beseech Thee, in all our trials and temp- 
tations, and keep us free from the defile- 
ments of sin. Grant that we may so follow 
Thy Son Jesus Christ in the humility and 
purity of His First Coming, that we may 
without terror await His appearing again 
in His glorious majesty to judge the world, 
through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, 
who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the 
Unity of the Holy Ghost, God, for ever and 
ever. 

T\/j" OST merciful God, who hast graciously 
'*' '■' guided and guarded us during the 
year that is past ; Help us, we entreat Thee, 
to serve Thee henceforth with all our heart 
and mind and strength; watch over us with 
Thy divine Providence, that whether we 
live or die we may evermore be Thine; 
through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

TDISE in our hearts, Sun of Righteous- 
•*-^ ness, and enlighten us with the bright- 
ness of Thy coming, that we who rejoice 
in the word of Thy promise, may not be 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 91 

confounded at the coming of Thy glory ; 
tlirough the mercy of our God, who is 
blessed, and doth live, and govern all things. 
Amen. Mozarahic. 

QlJfrtfitmaa Sag 

Antiylion, And the angel said unto the 
shepherds. Fear not; for behold I bring you 
good tidings of great joy, which shall be 
to all people. For unto you is born this 
day in the city of David a Saviour, which 
is Christ the Lord. 

Y. Glory to God in the highest. 
R. And on earth peace, good will towards 
men. Alleluia. 

Chapter. The Word was made flesh and 
dwelt among us. And we beheld His glory, 
the glory as of the only begotten of the 
Father, full of grace and truth. 

Awake, glad heart! get up and sing! 
It is the birthday of thy King. 
Awake! awake! The sun doth shake 
Light from his locks, and, all the way 
Breathing perfumes, doth spice the day. 

Q DAY-SPRING, Splendor of the eter- 
^^ nal Light, and Sun of Righteousness! 
Come and enligliten those who sit in dark- 
ness and the sliadow of death. 



92 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

O King of Gentiles. Thou whom they 
long for, and Corner-stone that makest both 
one ! come and save man whom Thou form- 
edst out of the clay. Sarum. 

r^ RAXT unto us, we pray Thee, O Lord 
^^ our God, that we who rejoice to keep 
the feast of the Xativity of Jesus Christ 
our Lord may, by walking worthily of Him, 
attain to fellowship with Him, through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Leonine. 

®h^ (ttrrumnfitDtt nf (ChriBl 

Antiphon. Thou shalt call His name 
Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be 
called the Son of the Highest. 

V. And being found in fashion as a man. 
R. He humbled Himself. 

Chapter. Wherefore God also hath highly 
exalted Him, and given Him a name which 
is above eveiy name; that at the name of 
Jesus eveiy knee shoidd bow. His name 
shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The 
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The 
Prince of Peace. 

T^HE grace of God that bringeth salva- 
-■• tion hath appeared to all men, teaching 
us that, denying ungodliness, and worldly 
lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, 
and godly in this present world. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 93 

ALMIGHTY God, who madest Thy 
-^^ blessed Son to be circumcised and obe- 
dient to the law for man; Grant ns the 
true circumcision of the Spirit; that, our 
hearts and all our members being mortified 
from all worldly and carnal lusts, we may 
in all things obey Thy blessed will; through 
the same, Thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Antiplion. Arise, shine, for Thy Light 
is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen 
upon Thee! Alleluia! 

Y. The Kings of Thar sis and of the Isles 
shall bring presents. 

R. The Kings of Arabia and Saba shall 
bring gifts. 

Chapter. And when they had opened 
their treasures, the wise men presented unto 
Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and 
myrrh. 

The people that walked in darkness have 
seen a great Light; they that dwell in the 
land of the shadow of death, upon them 
hath the Light shined. 

r\ LORD, we beseech Thee, enlighten Thy 
^^ people, and ever kindle their hearts with 
the splendour of Thy grace ; that the Nativ- 
ity of the Saviour of the world, once mani- 



94 



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fested by the service of a star, may ever 
more and more be revealed to our minds; 
tlirongli tlie same Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Amhrosian. 

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, the 
-^"^ Brightness of faithful souls, who hast 
consecrated this solemnity by the first-fruits 
of the chosen Gentiles; fill the world with 
Thy glory, and shew Thyself by the radiance 
of Thy light to the nations that are sub- 
ject unto Thee; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Gregorian. 

Antiphon. Behold, now is the accepted 
time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 

Y. Make me a clean heart, God. 

E. And renew a right spirit within me. 

Chapter, Turn ye even unto me, saith 
the Lord, with all your heart, and with fast- 
ing, and with weeping, and with mourning. 
Let us return unto the Lord, He will 
have mercy upon us; and to our God, for 
He will abundantly pardon. 



A LMIGHTY^ Everlasting God; we hum- 
^^ bly entreat Thy majesty not to rebuke 
us in Thine anger, but to purify, instruct, 
and console us with Thy boundless mercy, 



I 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 95 

coiisideriiig the weakness of our mortal 
nature; that, inasmuch as without Thee 
we are not able to please Thee, we may by 
Thy grace alone be holy in all our conver- 
sation; through Christ our Lord, through 
whom, with Angels and Archangels, etc. 

Gregorian. 

"I A^E entreat Thee, O Lord our God, with 
* '^ our whole heart to forgive our sins, 
and correct our errors ; to direct our actions, 
and inspire us with thoughts well pleasing 
to Thee; to cleanse our consciences, and 
sanctify our hearts; subduing the flesh to 
the spirit, and the spirit to Thyself ; so that, 
triumphing over all vices, it may, with re- 
storing liberty, serve Thee, its Lord and 
God; who livest and dost reign, etc. 

Mozardbic. 

T OKD, we beseech Thee, let Thy favor 
■" be present to Thy people who suppli- 
cate thee; that what by Thy inspiration 
they faithfully ask, by Thy speedy bounty 
they may obtain; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Leonine, 



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Antiphon. They 
and my feet; they 
among them : and 
vesture. 

V. We adore 
and we bless Thee, 

R. Because by 
precious Blood 
deemed the world. 



Chapter. If any 
an Advocate with 
Christ the Eight- 
Propitiation for 

AS Thou didst 
the cross, re- 
in Thy Kingdom. 

Thou who alone 
overcome death, 

Holy God; Holy 
and Immortal; 
me. 

Lord God 
most mighty, 
merciful Saviour, 
the bitter pains of 



pierced my hands 
part my garments 
cast lots upon my 

Thee, O Christ, 

Thy Cross and 

Thou hast re- 



man sin we have 
the Father, Jesus 
eous, and He is the 
our sins. 

pity the robber on 
member me, Lord, 

by Thy death hast 
remember me. 
and Mighty; Holy 
have mercy upon 

most holy, Lord 
holy and most 
deliver me not into 
eternal death. 



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97 



(500& iffrftag 



T OKD Jesus 
■*-' stretch out 
the Cross, and re- 
Blood; Eorgive m€ 
of my thoughts are 
Pardon I ask, par- 
pardon I trust to 
art pitiful and 
and forgive me. 




Christ, who didst 
Thine hands on 
deem us by Thy 
a sinner, for none 
hid from Thee, 
don I h p e for, 
have. Thou who 
merciful, spare 
Amhrosian. 








T^EACH us, mer- 
•l seech Thee, not 
without hope for 
Thee ; but grant 
those who have 
palm of sorrow and 
of affliction, may 
triumphant rest of 
vision at Thy 
evermore, who liv- 
one God, world 

WHEN Thou 
•^ sharpness of 
open the Kingdom 
believers. 

n SAVIOUE of 
v^ Thy Cross and 
redeemed us: save 
humble beseech 




ciful Lord, we be- 
to sorrow as those 
them who sleep in 
that we, with all 
borne here the 
the Good Friday 
come at last to the 
joy in the beatific 
Right Hand for- 
est and reignest 
without end. 

hadst overcome the 
death. Thou didst 
of Heaven to all 

the world, who by 
precious Blood hast 
us and help us, we 
Thee, Lord. 



98 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

^mUt lag 

Antiphon. This is the day which the 
Lord hath made; we will rejoice and he glad 
in it: 

Y. In Thy Resurrection, O Christ; 
K. Let heaven and earth rejoice! Alle- 
luia! 

Chapter. And behold, there was a great 
earthquake; for the angel of the Lord de- 
scended from heaven, and came and rolled 
back the stone from the door, and sat upon 
it. And the angel said unto the women, 
Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, 
which was crucified. He is not here; for 
He is risen, as He said. 

/^ HRIST is risen from the dead, and be- 
^^ come the first-fruits of them that slept. 
For since by man came death, by man came 
also the resurrection of the dead. For as 
in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall 
all be made alive. 

/^ OME, ye people, the holy, immortal, and 
^^ undefiled Mystery is to be celebrated; 
let us approach with faith and fear; with 
hands cleansed by penitence let us partake 
of the Gift; for the Lamb of God is set 
forth as a Sacrifice to the Father for us. 
Him alone let us adore. Him let us glorify, 
with the Angels praising Him and saying: 
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia! Amhrosian, 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 99 

r\ LLOls of the tribe of Judali, O Koot 
^^ of David, open to us the light of Thy 
knowledge, that we, who reverently cele- 
brate the festival of Thy Resurrection, may 
with Thine elect, and with all the hosts 
of angels, sing praises in Thy Kingdom to 
Thy glorious !N"ame; through Thy mercy, 
O our God, who art blessed, and dost live, 
and govern all things, world without end. 

Mozarahic. 



r\ GOD, who makest us glad by the an- 
^^ nual solemnity of our Lord's Resurrec- 
tion, mercifully grant that by the festivals 
which we keep in time, we may be led 
onward to eternal joys; through the same 
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Gelasmn. 



r\ ALMIGHTY God, hear Thy people, 
^^ who are this day met to glorify the 
Resurrection of Thy Son our Lord; and 
guide them on from this festival to eternal 
gladness, from the exulting joy of this sol- 
emnity to joys that have no end. For this 
is the day of man's Resurrection, the birth- 
day of eternal life; in which we have been 
satisfied with Thy mercy in the morning, 
in which the blessed One who cometh in 
the Name of the Lord, and who is our God, 
hath shone upon us. Gothic. 



100 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

/^ GOD, wlio by Christ's Resurrection re- 
^^ storest us to life eternal; Raise us up 
to the Author of our salvation, who is seated 
at Thy right hand; that He who came to 
be judged for our sake, may come to judge 
in our favour, Jesus Christ Thy Son our 
Lord, who with Thee, etc. Gregorian. 

r\ GOD, who by Thine Only-begotten 
^^ Son hast overcome death, and opened 
unto us the gate of everlasting life; Grant 
us, we beseech Thee, that we who celebrate 
the solemnities of our Lord's Resurrection, 
may by the renewing of the Spirit arise 
from the death of the soul; through the 
same Jesus Christ our Lord. Gelasian. 

ffittany af tlj^ ^tBxintttwn 

pRACIOUSLY hear us, Christ; 
^^ Graciously hear us, Lord Christ. 

By Thy glorious Resurrection and vic- 
tory over death, 

Good Lord, deliver us. 

That we who are baptized into Thy death, 
may through the gate of death pass to our 
joyful resurrection; 

Grant us, good Lord. 

That we may put off the old man, with 
its deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the 
spirit of our mind; 

Grant us, good Lord. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 101 

That we may put on the new man, which 
after God is created in righteousness and 
true holiness; 

Grant us, good Lord. 

That like as Thou wast raised up from 
the dead by the glory of the Father, even 
so we also should walk in newness of life. 

Grant us, good Lord, 

That we may reckon ourselves to be dead 
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God, through 
Thee, our risen Lord, 

Grant us, good Lord. 

That we may not henceforth live unto 
ourselves, but unto Thee, who didst die for 
us, and rise again. 

Grant us, good Lord. 

That we may walk in love as Thou lovedst 
us, and gavest Thyself for us, an Offering 
and a Sacrifice to God, 

Grant us, good Lord. 

That, being risen with Thee, we may 
seek those things which are above, where 
Thou sittest at the Eight Hand of God, 

Grant us, good Lord. 

That, earnestly believing in Thy Kesur- 
rection and triumph over death, we may 
not fear to die when Thou shalt call us, 

Grant us, good Lord. 

That we, with all Tliy faithful departed, 
may speedily have our perfect consumma- 
tion and bliss, both in body and soul, 

Grant us, good Lord. 



102 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Tliat we may hear those words of joy : 
''Come, ye blessed of My Father, inherit 
the Kingdom prepared for you from the 
foundation of the world", 

Grant us, good Lord. 

That we may be for ever wdth Thee where 
Thou art, and may behold Thy glory which 
God hath given Thee, 

Grant us, good Lord. 

We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, 
Christ. 

Graciously hear us, Lord Cluist, King 
of eternal glory. 

The God of peace, who brought again 
from the dead, etc. 

Antiphon. He ascended up on high, He 
led captivity captive, and gave gifts imto 
men. 

V. O sing praises unto our God. 
E. O sing praises unto our King. Alle- 
luia. 

Chapter. While they beheld. He was 
taken up, and a cloud received Him out of 
their sight. 

He was received up into Heaven, and sat 
on the right hand of God. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 103 

OGOD, who, to show forth the wonders 
of Thy Majesty, didst after Thy Res- 
urrection from the dead ascend into heaven 
in the presence of Thine Apostles, grant 
us the aid of Thy loving kindness; that 
according to Thy promise Thou mayest ever 
dwell with us on earth, and we with Thee 
in heaven; where with the Father, etc. 

Gelasian. 

/^ LORD Jesus Christ, who art ascended 
^■^ into Heaven, there to intercede for us, 
strengthen our hope in Thee, who art ever 
offering Thyself in Thy risen and glorified 
body, in the most holy place, Jesus Christ, 
our Advocate! Quicken our love towards 
Thee, who didst lead captivity captive and 
give gifts unto men. Hear us, O Thou 
who hast triumphed gloriously, only Media- 
tor between God and man! and grant that 
we may so follow Thee in patient toil and 
suffering, that when Thou comest again to 
judge the world we may be counted worthy 
to sit with Thee in Heavenly places, through 
Thy merits, our Lord and Saviour, who 
with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest 
and reignest ever, one God, world without 
end. 



104 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Antiplion, When the Comforter is come, 
whom I will send nnto you from the Father, 
He shall testify of me. 

Y. As many as are led by the Spirit 
of God, 

R-. They are the Sons of God. 

Chapter. There appeared unto them 
cloven tongues like as of iire, and it sat 
upon each of them. And they were all 
filled with the Holy Ghost. 

r^ EANT, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, 
^^ that the splendor of Thy brightness 
may shine upon us; that the light of Thy 
Light may confirm, with the illumination 
of the Holy Spirit, the hearts of those who 
have been born again through Thy grace. 
Grant, we beseech Thee, that we who 
celebrate the solemnity of the gift of the 
Holy Ghost, may be kindled with heavenly 
desires, and thirst for the fountain of life; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Gregorian. 

TV/f AY the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, O 
^ ^ Lord, who proceedeth from Thee, il- 
luminate our minds, and, as Thy Son hath 
promised, lead us into all truth; through 
the same our Lord Jesus Christ. 

Gelasian. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 105 

r\ GOD, who hast sent Thy servants to 
^^ preach Thy word, and to labour for 
the salvation of others, grant unto them 
spotless purity of life, and ardent zeal for 
the salvation of souls, that in all good 
works and steadfast faith they may preach 
Thee, and through Thy mercy at length 
come unto Thee, who art the Author and 
Giver of all blessedness; through Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 



T\/r OST merciful Father, we beseech Thee 
-*^ ■■• to send Thy heavenly blessing upon 
the ministers of Thy Word and Sacraments, 
that they may be clothed with righteous- 
ness, and that Thy Word spoken by their 
mouths may never be spoken in vain. Grant 
also to Thy people grace to hear and re- 
ceive what they shall deliver out of Thy 
most holy Word, or agreeable to the same, 
as the means of their salvation; that in all 
our words and deeds we may together seek 
Thy glory and the increase of Thy king- 
dom; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 



106 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

(Frimtjj ^unbau 

Antiphon. Thou art worthy, Lord, 
to receive glory and honor and power; for 
Thou hast created all things, and for Thy 
pleasure they are and were created. 

Y. Let us bless the Father and the Son 
and the Holy Ghost. 

R. Let us praise Him and magnify Him 
forever. Alleluia. 

Chapter. He saw the Spirit of God 
descending like a dove and lighting upon 
Him; and lo, a voice from, heaven, saying. 
This is my beloved Son, in whom I am 
well pleased. 

IVT AY the infinite and ineffable Trinity, 
^ ^ the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost, direct our life in good works, and 
after our passage through this world vouch- 
safe to us eternal rest with the righteous. 
Grant this, Eternal and Almighty God. 

Mozarahic. 

TDLESSED and glorious Trinity, Father, 
^^ Son, and Holy Spirit, thanks be to 
Thee, very and one Trinity, one and per- 
fect Godhead. Thee, God the Father TJn- 
begotten; Thee, the Only-begotten Son; 
Thee, the Holy Spirit the Paraclete; tlie 
Holy and Undivided Trinity, do we con- 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 107 

fess and praise with heart and mouth; to 
Thee be glory forever. Alleluia. Surum. 

OOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, 
•'• "'• which was, and is, and is to come. 

©If^ ©rattafigurattnti 

Antiphon. The Lord Jesus received from 
God the Father honor and glory. 

V. Out of the cloud a voice came to 
Him: 

R. This is my beloved Son, hear Him. 
Alleluia. 

Chapter. Jesus taketh Peter, James, and 
John, and bringeth them up into a high 
mountain apart, and was transfigured before 
them; and His face did shine as the sun, 
and His raiment was white as the light. 

r\ GOD, who alio west us to celebrate the 
^^ day of Thy Transfiguration with devout 
praises; Grant us, we beseech Thee, to 
attain the vision of Thy Divinity, who didst 
deign to become partaker of our humanity ; 
who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, 
livest and reignest, one God, world without 
end. Sanim. 



108 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

m All g^amtfi 

Psalm xv. Domine, quis hahitahit? 

T ORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle: 
"*-^ or who shall rest upon thy holy hill? 

Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life: 
and doeth the thing which is right, and 
speaketh the truth from his heart. 

He that hath used no deceit in his 
tongue, nor done evil to his neighbor : and 
hath not slandered his neighbour. 

He that setteth not by himself, but is 
lowly in his own eyes : and maketh much 
of them that fear the Lord. 

He that sweareth unto his neighbour, 
and disappointeth him not : though it were 
to his own hindrance. 

He that hath not given his money upon 
usury : nor taken reward against the in- 
nocent. 

Whoso doeth these things : shall never 
fall. 

Antiphon. These are they which came 
out of great tribulation, and have washed 
their robes, and made them white in the 
Blood of the Lamb; therefore are they be- 
fore the throne of God, and serve Him day 
and night in His Temple. 

V. The souls of the Righteous are in 
the Hands of God; 

R. And there sliall no torment touch 
tliom. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 109 

Wf tlf^ MtBBth Htrgw 

Antiphon. The Holy Ghost shall come 
upon Thee, and the power of the Highest 
shall overshadow Thee; therefore also that 
holy thing which shall be born of Thee 
shall be called the Son of God. 

Y. Hail, thou that art highly favoured: 
E. Blessed art thou among women. 

(§f un Apnatlr or jEuattg^liHt 

Antiphon. Ye are My friends: if ye do 
whatsoever I command you. 

Y. Their sound is gone out into all lands : 
R. And their words into the ends of the 
world. 

(§f Bt Mxtiitxtl mxh All Atig^lH 

Antiplion. The Angel of the Lord tar- 
rieth round about them that fear Him; and 
delivereth them. 

Y. He maketh His Angels spirits; 
R. And His ministers a flame of fire. 

r\ GOD, who of Thy good Providence 
^-^ dost send Thy holy Angels to have a 
charge over us; grant that we may both 
be evermore defended by their protection, 
and also rejoice in their eternal compan- 
ionship hereafter, through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Amen. Am^hrosian. 



no A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

r\ GOD, the Glory of the Saints, and the 
^^ Re warder of the Righteous, who art 
above all, and through all, and in us all; 
grant us sanctification of heart, fervour of 
spirit, purity of body; that being mortified 
from all earthly vices, and undefiled in 
mind and body, we may ever offer Thee the 
sacrifice of praise. Amen. Gothic. 

SxittrttBBXon 

/^ LORD Jesu Christ, who saidst unto 
^^ Thy Apostles, Peace I leave with you. 
My peace I give unto you ; Look not on our 
sins, but on the Faith of Thy Church; and 
vouchsafe, according to Thy good pleasure, 
to grant her peace, to preserve her, to unite 
her, and to govern her throughout all the 
world; together with Thy servant, our 
Bishop, whom w^e beseech Thee to keep in 
safety, honour, health, and long life. We 
beseech Thee, likewise, O Lord, to remem- 
ber all orthodox Bishops, the Presbyters and 
Deacons in Christ, our fathers and breth- 
ren, who minister in holy things. Remem- 
ber also all those who in every place call 
upon Thy ^ame; all those who have de- 
sired us to remember them in our prayers. 
Remember our President, Governor, and 
magistrates, all that are in power and au- 
thority over us, that, they bearing rule in 
riuJitcousne.ss, we mny lead a i^icacoablo life 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 1 1 1 

ill all godliness and honesty, lienieniber, 
O Lord, this land wherein we dwell, and all 
the faithful in it and throughout the world. 
Succor those who are in any peril. Re- 
member all that suffer by need, sickness, 
bondage, or wrong; remember them in pity, 
for preservation, health, and deliverance. 
Remember, O Lord, those in Thy Holy 
Church everywhere who bring forth good 
fruit, who are rich in good works, who for- 
get not the poor, the widows, the orphans, 
the stranger, and him that hath none to 
help him. Do Thou, O Lord, remember all 
those whom we have not remembered. 
Bring back those who are gone out of the 
way, and unite them to Thy Holy Apostolic 
Church. Grant us all Thy mercy and lov- 
ing-kindness, that with one mouth and one 
lieart we may praise and magnify Thy glor- 
ious JSTame, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
now, henceforth and forever. Amen. 

(E0mmrmnrattoit ot tl^? S^partrit 

A LMIGHTY and everliving God, we give 
-^ unto Thee most high praise and hearty 
thanks for the wonderful grace and virtue 
declared in all Thy Saints from the begin- 
ning of the world: in the glorious and most 
blessed Virgin Mary, mother of Thy Son 
Jesus Christ, our Lord and our God; in 
the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and 



112 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Martyrs, and specially in Thy lioly servant 
( ) whom we to-day keep in memory : whose 
example, O Lord, and steadfastness in Thy 
faith, and keeping Thy holy commandments, 
grant us to follow. We commend unto Thy 
mercy, O Lord, all other Thy servants who 
are departed from us, with the sign of 
faith, and now do rest in the sleep of peace. 
Grant unto them, we beseech Thee, Thy 
mercy and everlasting peace. And to us 
sinners, Thy servants who trust in the 
multitude of Thy mercies, vouchsafe to 
grant some part and society with Thy holy 
Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, and with all 
Thy Saints, into whose company do Thou 
admit us, we beseech Thee, not weighing 
our merits, but pardoning our offences; 
that, at the day of the general resurrec- 
tion, we and all they which be of the mys- 
tical body of Thy Son may be all together 
set on His right hand, and hear His most 
joyful voice; Come unto Me, O ye that 
be blessed of My Father, and possess the 
Kingdom which is prepared for you from 
the beginning of the world. Grant this, 
O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only 
Mediator and Advocate. 

Benediction 

npHE God of Peace who brought again 
■*• from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ. 



®o^«a Bomttti 
^arra OInmmtttttn 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 115 



Sectiox XY. 

ixtroductiox * 

JESUS said unto them, I am the bread 
of life .... I am the living bread 
which came down from heaven ; if any man 
eat of this bread, he shall live forever; and 
the bread that I will give is my flesh, which 
I will give for the life of the world. . . . 
Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my 
blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise 
him up at the last day. For my flesh is 
meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 
He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my 
blood, dwelleth in me and I in him." 

St. John vi. 

T^ HE Lord Jesus the same night in which 
"*■ he was betrayed took bread; And when 
he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, 
Take, eat; this is my body, which is broken 
for you; this do in remembrance of me. 
After the same manner also he took the 
cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup 



* To be read frequently by those "who mind to 
come to the Holy Communion of the Body and 
Blood of our Saviour Christ." 



116 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

is tlie new testanient iu iny blood; tliis do 
ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance 
of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, 
and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's 
death till he come/' I Cor. xi, 23. 

T^ HE cup of blessing which we bless, is it 
-*• not the communion of the blood of 
Christ ? The bread which we break, is it not 
the communion of the body of Christ? 

I Cor. X, 16. 

Question, What are the benefits whereof 
we are partakers in the Lord's Supper? 

Answer. The strengthening and refresh- 
ing of our souls by the Body and Blood of 
Christ, as our bodies are by the Bread and 
Wine. Church Catechism. 

T^AITH is the means by which the Body 
•*• of Christ is received and eaten; it is 
the necessary qualification on our parts, 
without which that Body is not received; 
because without faith it is impossible to 
please God. 

O Lord God, hear my prayers. I come 
to Thee in a steadfast faith; yet for the 
clearness of my faith, Lord, enlighten it; 
for the strength of my faith, Lord, increase 
it. Laud. 

lAriTH full assurance let us partake of 
^ ^ the bread and wine as being the body 
and blood of Christ. For in the figure of 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 117 

bread is giACii tliee the body, and in the iig- 
ure of wine is given thee the blood, in order 
that by partaking of the body and the blood 
thou mayest become of one body and one 
blood with Him. For it is thus also we 
become Christ-^bearers, having received of 
His body and blood into our members. 
Thus, according to blessed Peter, we become 
partakers of the divine nature." 

St. Cyril of Jerusalem (318-380). 



T^HE all- wise God, who knew our weak- 
-■• ness, hath so ordained in the mystery 
of this Holy Sacrament, that it is a mystical 
Incarnation of Christ into every one who 
receives it. Whence Gregory N^azianzen 
defines the Eucharist, a Communion of the 
Incarnation of God. . . . And as in His 
conception of the Holy Virgin, He took 
upon Him the nature of man, that He 
might save man ; so in His Holy Sacrament 
He takes upon Him the nature of every man 
in singular, that He might save every man 
who becomes Him in the Divine Sacrament 
of His Body and Blood. His real Incarna- 
tion was only in one, but Plis mystical 
Incarnation in many; and hence comes this 
Sacrament to be an instrument whereby 
Christ is conveyed unto us. His benefits 
applied, and so our faith confirmed." 

Joseph Mede (1586-1038). 



118 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

npiilS Bread bath in it more than, the 
•^ substance which our eyes behold; this 
Cup, hallowed with solemn benediction, 
availeth to the endless life and welfare both 
of soul and body. What these elements are 
in themselves it skilleth not; it is enough 
that to me which take them they are the 
Body and Blood of Christ; His promise in 
witness hereof sufficeth, His word He 
knoweth which way to accomplish. Why 
should any cogitation possess the mind of a 
faithful communicant but this : my God, 
Thou art true: O my soul, thou art happy!'' 

Biclvard Hooker. 



nPHE Bread which we break is the partak- 
■■■ ing of Christ's true Body; and not a 
sign, figure, or remembrance of it. For the 
Church hath ever believed a true fruition 
of the true Body of Christ in that Sacra- 
ment." Lancelot Andreives. 



r^ HEIST is as really given to all that are 
^^ truly disposed, as the symbols are; each 
as they can; Christ as Christ can be given; 
the Bread and Wine as they can ; and to the 
same real pui^pose to Vv^hich they are de- 
signed; and Christ does as really nourish 
and sanctify the soul as the elements do the 
body." Jeremy Tmjlor. 



i 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 119 

\ A 7" HEN the Fathers asserted, as they do 
^ ^ continually, that what is consecrated 
and what we receive, are the Body and 
Blood of Christ, they mean this, not in any 
physical or carnal way, but spiritually, sac- 
ramentally, divinely, mystically, ineffably, 
through the operation of the Word of 
Christ, and of God the Holy Ghost." 

Edivard Bouverie Puseij. 

T BELIEVE, O crucified Lord, that the 
"*■ Bread which we break in the Holy Mys- 
teries is the communication of Thy Body, 
and the cup of blessing which we bless is 
the communication of Thy Blood." 

Bishop Ken. 

/^ O forward therefore with simple and 
^^ undoubting faith, and with the rever- 
ence of a supplicant approach thou this holy 
sacrament; and whatsoever thou art not 
able to understand, commit without care to 
Almighty God. Thomas a Kempis. 



1WILL wash my hands in innucency, O 
Lord; 
And so will I go to Thine altar. 
I will take the cup of salvation, 
And call upon the Name of the Lord. 
I will pay my vows unto the Lord, 
III the sight of all His people. 



120 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

peepaeatio:n^ for communion * 

TN the Name of the Father, and of the 
-■- Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 

Antiplion. I will fear no evil, for Thou 
art with me. 



Psalm Ixxxiv. Quam dilecta! 

/^ HOW amiable are thy dwellings : 
^-^ thou Lord of hosts ! 

My soul hath a desire and longing to enter 
into the courts of the Lord : my heart and 
my flesh rejoice in the living God. 

Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, 
and the swallow a nest, where she may lay 
her young: even thy altars, O Lord of 
hosts, my King and my God. 

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : 
they will be alway praising thee. 

Blessed is the man whose strength is in 
thee: in whose heart are thy ways. 

Who going through the vale of misery 
use it for a well : and the pools are filled 
with water. 

They will go from strength to strength : 
and unto the God of gods appeareth every 
one of them in Sion. 

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer : 
hearken, O God of Jacob. 



* For Aids to Self -Examination and selections 
from the Penitential Psalms, see Section XVI. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 121 

Behold, God our Defender : and look 
upon the face of thine Anointed. 

For one day in thy courts : is better than 
a thousand. 

I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house 
of my God : than to dwell in the tents of 
ungodliness. 

For the Lord God is a light and defence : 
the Lord will give grace and worship, and 
no good thing shall he withhold from them 
that live a godly life. 

O Lord God of Hosts : blessed is the man 
that putteth his trust in thee. 

Glory be to the Father. 

Antiphon. I will fear no evil, for Tlvou 
art with me. Thou shalt prepare a table 
before me against them that trouble me : 
Thou hast anointed my head with oil, and 
my cup shall be full. 

Lord, have mercy upon us. 
Christ, have mercy upon us. 
Lord, have mercy upon us. 

QUE Father. 

^-^ V. And lead us not into temptation. 

R. But deliver us from evil. 

Y.- I said. Lord have mercy upon me. 

E. Heal my soul, for I have sinned 
against Thee. 

Y. Turn Thee again, O Lord, at the last. 

E. And be gracious unto Thv servant. 



122 A BOOK OF PRA^'ERS 

V. Let Thy mercy. Q Lcrd. be sliuwed 
upon us. 

R. A? we do put 'jur trust in Thee. 

V. Let Thy priests be clothed with 
righteousness. 

R. And let Tliy saints sing with joyful- 
ness. 

Y. Cleanse Thuu me fr>an my secret 
faults. 

R. Ajid keep Thy servant also from pre- 
sumptuous sins. 

V. Lord, hear my prayer. 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

"DLESSED L'jrd. \vW.> in this wonderful 
"*^ Sacrament hast left us a memorial of 
Thy Passion: Grant us, we beseech Thee, so 
to venerate the sacred Mysteries of Thy 
Body and Blood, that we may ever feel 
within ourselves, and manifest in our lives, 
the fruits of Thy Redemption, who livest 
and reignest with the Father in the unity 
of the Holy Spirit, one God. for ever and 
ever. Amen. 



r\ LORD, v.'t^ bf-eeeh Thee, may tlie Com- 
^^ f orter who proceedeth from Thee illumi- 
nate our minds, and lead us. as Thy Sou 
hath promised, into all truth. 

O Lord, we beseech Thee, may the power 
of the Holy Gho^t i'^e with us. and both 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 123 

mercifully cleanse our hearts, and defend 
us from all adversities. 

Cleanse our consciences, we beseech Thee, 
O Lord, by Thy visitation: that Thy Son 
our Lord Jesus Christ, wlien He cometh, 
may find in us a mansion prepared for Him- 
self; through the same Thy Son Jesus 
Christ our Lord. 



"DLESSED Jesus, who art about to come 
■■-^ to us Thy unworthy servants in the 
Blessed Sacrament of Thy Body and Blood, 
prepare our hearts, we beseech Thee, for 
Thyself. Grant us that repentance for our 
past sins, that faith in the Atonement made 
for them by Thee upon the Cross, that full 
purpose of amendment of life, that perfect 
love to Thee and to all men, which shall fit 
us to receive Thee. Lord, we are not worthy 
that Thou shouldest come under our roof, 
much less that we should receive Thee into 
ourselves ; But since Thou didst not disdain 
to be laid in a manger, so vouchsafe to enter 
into our souls and bodies, unclean though 
they be through many sins and defilements. 

Lord, come to us that Thou mayest 
cleanse us. 

Lord, come to us that Thou ninyest 
heal us. 

Lord, come to us that Thou nun'ost 
strengthen us. 



124 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

And grant that having received Thee, we 
may never be separated from Thee by our 
sins, but may continue Thine for ever, till 
we see Thee face to face in Thy heavenly 
Kingdom, where, with the Father and the 
Holy Ghost, Thou livest and reignest, ever, 
one God, world without end. 

/^RA:N'T, O Lord, that we may be truly 
^^ prepared for the offering of this Holy 
Sacrifice. O Lord, I pray Thee, possess and 
govern my heart by Thy grace, that I may 
perform this act piously, religiously, and 
becomingly, so that my service may be well 
pleasing to Thee, and profitable to my soul. 

r\ SACEED Feast, wherein Christ is re- 
^■^ ceived; His Passion is brought to our 
remembrance; our souls are fulfilled with 
grace, and the pledge of eternal glory is 
given unto us. Alleluia. Amen. 

/^OD the Father bless me, Jesus Christ 
^^ defend and keep me, the power of the 
Holy Ghost enlighten and sanctify me, now 
and forevermore. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 125 

Psalm cxxx. De Profundis. 

"P^E profundis clamavi ad te, Domine : 
^-^ Domine, exaudi vocem meam. 

Fiant aures tuse intendentes: in \^ocem 
deprecationis mese. 

Si iniquitates observaveris, Domine : 
Domine, quis sustinebit? 

Quia apud te propitiatio est : et propter 
legem tuam sustinuit te, Domine. 

Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus : 
speravit anima mea in Domino. 

A custodia matutina usque ad noctem : 
speret Israel in Domino. 

Quia apud Dominum misericordia : et 
copiosa apud eum redemptio. 

Et ipse redimet Israel : ex omnibus 
iniquitatibus ejus. 

TVTE reminiscaris, Domine, delicta nostra, 
'*'^ vel parentum nostrorum; neque vindi- 
catam sumas de peccatis nostris; parce 
nobis, Domine, parce populo tuo, quem re- 
demisti pretiosissimo sanguine tuo, et ne in 
aeternum irascaris nobis. 
Parce nobis, Domine. 

V. Te rogamus audi nos, Domine. 
R. Fili Dei, te rogamus, audi nos. 
V. Agnns Dei, qui tollis peceata raundi, 



126 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

E. Dona nobis pacem tuam. 

V. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, 

R. Miserere nobis. 

V. Christe, audi nos. 

R. Christe, exaudi nos. 

V. Kyrie eleison. 

R. Ckriste eleison. 

V. Domine, non secundum peecata nos- 
tra facias nobis. 

R. Neque secundum iniquitates nostras 
retribuas nobis. 

V. Fiat misericordia tua, Domine, 
super nos, 

R. Quemadmodum speravimus in te. 

QMMPOTENS aeterne Deus, qui nihil 
^^ odisti eorum quae fecisti, et omnibus 
poenitentibus peccata dimittis : Orea in 
nobis cor novum et contritum, ut digne 
peccata nostra deflentes, et iniquitates nos- 
tras cognoscentes, a te Deo omnis miseri- 
cordiae perfectam peccatorum remissionem 
consequamur; per Jesum Christum Domi- 
num nostrum. Amen. 

QUIS digne hoc celebrare porterit, nisi 
Tu, Deus omnipotens, offerentem f eceris 
dignum? Scio, Domine, et vere scio, et 
idipsum pietate Time confiteor, quia non 
sum dignus accedere ad tantum mysterium 
propter nimia peccata mea et infinitas negli- 
gentias nieas. Sed scio, et veraciter ex toto 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 127 

corde meo credo, et ore confiteor, quia Tu 
potes me facere dignum, Qui solus potes 
facere mundum de immundo coneeptum 
semine, et de peccatoribus iustos et sanctos. 
Per hanc omnipotentiam Tuam Te rogo, 
Deus meus, ut concedas milii peccatori hoc 
sacrificium celebrare cum timore et tremore, 
cum cordis puritate et lacrymarum fonte, 
cum laetitia spiritali et coelesti gaudio. 
Sentiat mens mea dulcedinem beatissimae 
praesentiae Tuae et excubias sanctorum 
angelorum Tuorum in circuitu meo. 

St. Thomas Aquinas. 

QMOTPOTEJSTS sempiterne Deus, ecce 
^^ accede ad sacramentum unigeniti Filii 
Tui Domini nostri lesu Christi : Accede 
tanquam infirmus ad medicum vitae, im- 
mundus ad fontem misericordiae, caecus ad 
lumen claritatis aeternae, pauper et egenus 
ad Dominum coeli et terrae. Rogo ergo 
immensae largitatis Tuae abundantiam qua- 
tenus meam curare digneris infirmitatem, 
lavare foeditatem, illuminare caecitatem, 
ditare paupertatem, vestire nuditatem, ut 
panem angelorum, Eegem regum et Domi- 
num dominant ium tanta suscipiam r ever en - 
tia et humilitate, tanta contritione et 
devotione, tanta puritate et fide, tali propo- 
sito et intentione, sicut expedit saluti 
animae meae. Da mihi quaeso Dominici 
Corporis et Sanguinis non solum suscipere 



128 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

sacramentum, sed etiam rem et virtutem 
sacramenti. O mitissime Deus, da mihi 
corpus unigeniti Filii Tui Domini nostri 
lesu Christi, quod traxit de Virgini Maria, 
sic suscipere, ut corpori Suo mystico merear 
incorporari, et inter Eius membra connu- 
merari. O amantissime Pater, concede mihi 
dilectum Filium Tuum, Quem nunc velatum 
in via suscipere propono, revelata tandem 
facie perpetuo contemplari; Qui Tecum 
vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti 
Deus, per omnia secula seculorum. 

St. Thomas Aquinas. 

OUPER hunc famulum tuum, quaesumus, 
^^ Pater misericors, coelestem tuum effunde 
benedictionem ; et eum Sancto Spiritu tuo 
ita adorna, ut verbum tuum praedicans, non 
solum studeat arguere, obsecrare, increpare 
in omni patientia et doctrina, sed exemplum 
sit salutare fidelium, in verbo, in conversa- 
tione, in cbaritate, in fide, in castitate, et in 
puritate; quatenus cursum suum fideliter 
consummans, accipiat in die novissimo coro- 
nam justitiae, a Domino justo Judice reposi- 
tam, qui cum Patre vivit et regnat in uni- 
tate Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia saecula 
saeculorum. Amen. 

pAX Dei, quae excuperat omnem sensum, 
•■■ et benedictio Dei Omnipotentis, Patris, 
Filii, et Spiritus Sancti, sint super nos, et 
maneant semper nobiscum. 



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Post Communion em 

/^MOTPOTENS, sempiterne Deus, con- 
^^ servator animarum, mundique redemp- 
tor; Me famulum Tuum ante maiestatem 
Tuam prostratum benignissime respice; et 
hoc sacrificium quod in honorem nominis 
Tui pro salute fidelium tarn vivorum quam 
mortuorum, et pro peccatis et offensionibus 
nostris obtuli, piissime respice. Irani Tuam 
a me amove ; gratiam et misericordiam Tuam 
mihi concede; januam paradisi mihi pande; 
ab omnibus malis me potenter eripe; et 
quidquid reatu proprio commisi indulge. 
Sic in hoc seculo praeceptis Tuis me fac 
perseverare ut dignus efficiar electorum 
gregi copulari, Te praestante, Deus mens, 
cuius nomen benedictum, honor, atque reg- 
num permanet in secula seculorura. Amen. 

"C^T ideo cum Angelis et Archan^gelis, 
■*^ cumque omni militia coelestis exercitus, 
Nomen tuum laudamus, et hymnum gloriae 
tuae canimus. 



130 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

DEVOTIONS FOR HOLY COMMUNION 

T ORD, .1 am not worthy 

^-^ that Thou shouldst come under the roof 

of my soul, 

nor hast Thou in me fitting place 

to lay Thy head. 

But, as Thou didst condescend 

to lie in a manger, 

as Thou didst not disdain the thief upon 

the Cross confessing Thee; 

So me too, the wretched, 

and excessive sinner, 

deign to receive to the partaking of the 

immaculate, supernatural, lifegiving, 

and saving mysteries 

of Thy all-holy Body 

and Thy precious Blood. 

Bishop Andrew es. 

r\ SEND out Thy light and Thy truth 
^^ that they may lead me, and bring me 
unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy dwelling, 
that I may go unto the altar of God, even 
unto the God of my joy and gladness. 

1 AfE beseech Thee, O Lord, mercifully to 
^ ^ enlighten with Thy grace Thy people 
which prayeth, and endow them with the 
abundance of Thy gifts, that, being de- 
fended by Thy protection from all evils, 
they may be prepared both in mind and 
body for the celebration of Thine ineffable 
Mystery; through, etc. GalUcan. 



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OOLY Lord, Father Almighty, Everlast- 
•'■ ■'' ing God, grant me so to receive the 
Body and Blood of Thy Son Jesus Christ, 
that I may receive remission of my sins, 
and be filled with the Holy Spirit ; for Thou 
art God alone, and beside Thee there is none 
other, whose kingdom abideth forever. 
Amen. Gregorian. 

1^ AKE away from us, we beseech Thee, 
■*• Lord, all our iniquities, and the spirit 
of pride and arrogance, which Thou resist- 
est, and fill us with the spirit of fear, and 
give us a contrite and humbled heart, which 
Thou dost not despise, that we may be 
enabled with pure minds to enter into the 
Holy of Holies; through Jesus Christ our 
Lord. Mozarahic. 

TLTAVE mercy, Lord, upon Thy servant 
•■■•■•... for whom I offer this sacrifice of 
praise to Thy Majesty; that he may be able 
to lead a good life in this world, and happily 
to attain eternal blessedness. Gregorian. 

TWT OST gracious God, incline Thy merci- 
^ ^ ful ears to our prayers, and enlighten 
our souls with the grace of the Holy Spirit ; 
that we may worthily approach Thy holy 
Mysteries, and love Thee with an everlast- 
ing love, and attain everlasting joys; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Yoi'lc Missal. 



132 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

At the Time of Eeceivixg 

"I AfE adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless 
•^ Thee, because by Thy Cross and 
precious Blood Thou hast redeemed the 
world. 

T OED, make Thyself known to me in 
■*-' the breaking of bread. 

Lord, if Thou wilt, Thou canst make me 
clean ; 

Lord, speak the word only, and I shall be 
healed. 

Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation ; 

Say unto me. My grace is sufficient for 
thee. 

Q SAYIOUE of the world; who by Thy 
^^ Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed 
us, save us and help us, we humbly beseech 
Thee, Lord. 

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills. 
From whence cometh my help. 
My help cometh even from the Lord, 
Who hath made heaven and earth. 

Blessed is He that cometh in the Name of 

the Lord. 
Hosanna in the highest. 

p OME, Holy Ghost, and take of things of 
^^ Christ and show them unto me. 

Grant that I fail not to discern the Lord's 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 133 

Body; that I receive not the grace of God 
in vain. 

Grant that I may receive not only the 
Sacrament, but also the virtue of the 
Sacrament. 

Having boldness to enter into the Holiest 
by the Blood of Jesus, by a new and living 
way which he hath consecrated for us, 
through the veil, that is to say. His flesh. 

/^ TASTE and see how good the Lord is, 
^^ Alleluia. Bless the Lord in the heav- 
ens, Alleluia. Bless Him in the highest, 
Alleluia. Bless Him, all ye angels of His, 
Alleluia. Bless Him, all His host. Alleluia. 

Armenian. 

"lArOBTHY is the Lamb that was slain, 
^ * to receive power, and riches, and wis- 
dom, and strength, and honour, and glory, 
and blessing. 







THOU who art the Bread of Life, bring 
life and health to my soul. 
Lord, evermore give us this Bread. 

I will receive the cup of Salvation and 
call upon the Name of the Lord. 

Thou hast said that he that eateth Thy 
Flesh and drinketh Thy Blood hath Eternal 
Life. Behold the servant of the Lord ; be it 
unto me according to Thy word. 



134 A BOOK OF PRPAYERS 

After Receiving 

P RAISE the Lord, O my soul, and all 
•*• that is within me praise His holy Kame. 

Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget 
not all His benefits ; 

Who forgiveth all thy sin and healeth all 
thine infirmities ; 

Who saveth thy life from destruction and 
crowneth thee with mercy and loving kind- 
ness. 

A CCEPT, most merciful God, through the 
'^*- merits of Thine only begotten Son, 
Jesus Christ, this my duty and service. 
Whatsoever has been offered aright, gra- 
ciously regard; wherein I have been negli- 
gent, mercifully pardon, for Jesus Christ's 
sake, our Lord. 

r^ RANT, Lord, that what I have taken 
^^ outwardly with my lips, I may with a 
pure heart inwardly receive. 

My soul doth magnify the Lord, 
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my 
Saviour. 

TDLESSING, and honour, and glory, and 
^-^ power, be unto Him that sitteth upon 
the throne, and unto the Lamb, for ever and 
ever. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 135 

"XAyTE render thanks and praise to Thee, 
^ ^ O Lord, who hast strengthened us 
with the Communion of the Body and Blood 
of Thy most dearly beloved Son; May this 
Communion cleanse us from guilt, and 
make us partakers of the joy of heaven; 
through Jesus Christ our Lord. 

Leonine. 

r\ LAMB of God, that takes t away the 
^^ sins of the world; haA^e mercy upon us. 

O Lamb of God, that takes t away the sins 
of the world : have mercy upon us. 

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins 
of the world : grant us Thy Peace. 

Thanksgiving After Communion 

Nunc Dimittis 

T OKD, now lettest thou thy servant de- 
"" part in peace: according to thy word. 

For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 

Which thou hast prepared before the face 
of all people ; 

A light to lighten the Gentiles: and the 
glory of thy peof)le Israel. 

Glory be to the Father, etc. 







UE Father. 



Y. And lead us not into temptation ; 
R. But deliver us from evil. 



136 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Y. Let us bless tlie Father, and the Son, 
and the Holy Ghost; 

R. Let lis praise Him and magnify Him 
for ever. 

V. Enter not into judgment with Thy 
servant, Lord; 

E. For in Thy sight shall no man living 
be justified. 

Y. Turn us again, O Lord, God of hosts; 

R. Shew the light of Thy countenance, 
and we shall be whole. 

Y. Lord, hear my prayer ; 

R. And let my cry come unto Thee. 

TArE thank Thee, loving Master, Bene- 
^ ^ factor of oui' souls, for having this 
day admitted us to Thy heavenly and im- 
mortal Mysteries. Guide our path aright; 
establish us in Thy fear; watch over our 
life; make safe our goings. 

St. Chri/sostom. 

r\ :MERCIFUL Lord, who hast vouch- 
^^ safed to feed us. Thy imworthy crea- 
tures, with that Bread which came down 
from heaven and giveth life to the soul; 
So strengthen and sustain us, we beseech 
Thee, with Thy most gracious gifts, that 
we may resist all temptations, and walking 
in the way of Thy commandments may 
glorify Thy holy Xame, through Christ our 
Lord. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 137 

T YIELD Thee thanks, O Lord, Holy 
-■■ Father, Everlasting God, who, not for 
any merit of mine, but of the condescen- 
sion of Thy mercy only, hast vouchsafed to 
feed me a sinner. Thy unworthy servant, 
with the precious Body and Blood of Thy 
Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. And I humbly 
entreat Thy boundless clemency. Almighty 
and Merciful Lord, that this Holy Com- 
munion may not bring" guilt upon me to 
condemnation, but may be unto me for par- 
don and salvation. Let it be unto me an 
armour of faith, and a shield of good resolu- 
tion. Let it be unto me a riddance of all 
vices, an extermination of all evil desires 
and lusts, and an increase of love and pa- 
tience, of humility and obedience, and all 
virtues, especially . . . ; a firm defence 
against the wiles of all enemies, a quieting 
of all sinful impulses, fleshly or spiritual, 
especially . . . ; a firm adherence to Thee, 
the One True God, and a blessed consum- 
mation of my end. And I pray Thee, that 
Thou wouldst vouchsafe to bring me a sin- 
ner to that ineffable feast, where Thou witli 
Thy Son and the Holy Ghost art to Thy 
Saints true light, full and everlasting joy, 
and perfect happiness; through the same 
our Lord Jesus Christ. 



138 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

T BESEECH Thee, Lord, tliat this Holy 
-■• Communion may be my guide, and my 
food for the journey unto the haven of 
eternal salvation. 

May it be to me a consolation while I am 
troubled in thoughts, a source of love in the 
time of good purposes, patience in tribula- 
tion and distress, medicine in sickness. 

By these Most Sacred Mysteries, which I 
have received, grant me right Faith, firm 
Hope, and perfect Love; strength to re- 
nounce the world, purification of desires, 
inward peace, ardent Love for Thee, a 
thankful remembrance of Christ's Passion 
and Death, and grace to keep my life full of 
virtue. 

lATHAT shall I render unto Thee, O Lord 
*^ Jesus, for all that Thou hast done 
unto me, and this day especially? Of Thy 
care for me Thou hast given me Thy Body 
for my Food, and Thy Blood for my Drink, 
and both for a pledge of future glory. 
Would that my lips might be opened, and 
my mouth filled with Thy praise, that I 
might sing of Thy glory and honour all the 
day long, and tell of all Thy wondrous 
works. O my soul, magnify thou the Lord, 
from whom thou hast received blessings so 
many and so great; and rejoice, my spirit, 
in God thy Saviour: for He hath regarded 
the lowliness of His servant ; and He that is 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 139 

mighty hath done for me great things, and 
hath filled me when an hungered with good 
things. 

Yeni Creator Spiritus 

r^ OME, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire, 
^^ And lighten with celestial fire; 

Thou the anointing Spirit art, 

Who dost Thy sevenfold gifts impart: 

Thy blessed unction from above 
Is comfort, life, and fire of love. 

Enable with perpetual light 

The dullness of our blinded sight : 

Anoint and cheer our soiled face 
AVith the abundance of Thy grace: 

Keep far our foes, give peace at home ; 
Where Thou art Guide no ill can come. 

Teach us to know the Father, Son, 
And Thee, of Both, to be but One ; 

That through the ages all along 
This may be our endless song, 

Praise to Thy eternal merit. 
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. 
Amen. 



lExamtttPB 



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Sectiox XVI 

SELF-EXAMmATIOlS^ 

T ET a man examine himself, and so let 
•" him eat of that bread, and drink of that 
cup. For he that eateth and drinketh un- 
worthily, eateth and drinketh damnation 
(R. v., judgment) to himself, not discern- 
ing the Lord's body.— 1 Cor. xi. 29. 

JUDGE therefore yourselves, brethren, that 
ye be not judged of the Lord. — Exhorta- 
tion^ Prayer Booh. 

What is thy duty towards God ? 
What is thy duty towards thy neighbor ? 
What is required of those who come to 
the Lord's Supper? Catechism. 

In the name of the Father, etc. 
O Christ hear us. 
Lord have mercy upon us, 
Christ have mercy upon us. 







UR Father. 



Blessed art Thou, O Lord, O teach mo 
Thy statutes; 



144 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Make me to uiidei^tand the way of Thy 
Commandments, 

And so shall I talk of Thy wondrous 
works. 

r\ ALMIGHTY Lord, and everlasting 
^^ God, vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, to 
direct, sanctify, and govern, both our hearts 
and bodies, in the ways of thy laws, and in 
the works of thy commandments; that, 
through thy most mighty protection, both 
here and ever, we may be preserved in body 
and soul: through our Lord and Saviour 
Jesus Christ. 

The Eule of God's Commaxdmexts 

il / dm the Lord thy Cod; thou shalt have none 
other gods hut me, 

LJEAR also what our Lord Jesus Christ 
'*•■'■ saith: 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with 
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with 
all thy mind. This is the first and great 
commandment. And the second is like unto 
it; Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 

jPVO I fear God i Do I love Him, and give 
"■-^ Him thanks, and strive to serve Him 
truly? T\niat have I done, what may I do, 
for the love of God? How inadequately do 



II 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 145 

1 conceive of God, the fundamental Reality, 
Origin of all Being, Power, and Personality. 
How little do I comprehend His goodness 
and glory, His justice and mercy, His wis- 
dom and love. How feebly do I realize my 
relation to Him, as His child by creation 
and redemption; how imperfectly do I fulfil 
my obligations to Him. Am I growing in 
the practice of "the presence of God" ; do T 
meditate more and more upon the wonder 
of His works; upon the mysteries of His 
Providence in the ordering of the world; 
in the ordering of my own life ? 

Q GOD, Thou art my God.'' I say this ; 
^^ I truly believe it, but how far does this 
belief govern "the meditations of my heart'' 
and the conduct of my life? 

A ND there is the revelation of God, of the 
'^^ love of God, in our Lord Jesus Christ. 
Does the love of Christ constrain me, or am 
I "constrained" by love of the world, by 
love of self, by love of applause; by ambi- 
tion, anxiety, appetite, greed? 

A ^D God the Holy Ghost is revealed to 
^^^ me. Do I listen reverently to His voice 
in my conscience, seek His guidance, follow 
His promptings, honor Him in praise and 
prayer, recognize His blessed ministry to 
me personally, in Baptism, Confirmation, 
Holy Communion (Ordination) ? 



146 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

r\ HOLY, blessed, and glorious Trinity, 
^^ Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, have 
mercy upon me a miserable sinner. 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
our hearts to Iceep this Jaw. 

S^ttanh Qlommanbm^ttt 

11 Thou shall not maJ^e to thyself an^ gfaven image; 
Thou shall not horv doTvn to them nor ivorship 
them. 

T AM the Lord, and my glory will I not 
■*• give to another.'' Our God will not have 
divided allegiance, half-hearted service. 
Xothing must be allowed to come between 
me and my duty to God. "He that loveth 
father or mother more than me is not worthy 
of me." And rightly so. I admit, I approve. 
But have I not my idols in the heart ? Lord, 
help me to search them out, and cast them 
down. From superstition, heresy, and 
schism, good Lord deliver me. 

A XD how about "the gospel of work"? 
'^*- Am I caught in this snare of idolatry? 
Have I been so "careful about many things'' 
that I have neglected my duty towards God ? 
Have I been "too busy" to pray? Too 
"tired" or self-indulgent to go to church? 
Too hurried to say my prayers, or to say 
grace before meals? 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 147 

T MUST ''bow down" to God, and worthily 
"'■ worship Him. Must I not confess to fre- 
quent wandering of thought and spirit, in 
prayer and sacrament? While in the atti- 
tude of worship, have I not sometimes been 
thinking of other things ? Singing a hymn, 
perhaps, without considering the meaning 
of the words? Too much trusting to the 
outward form and sign, with feeble exercise 
of faith? "Thou that abhorrest idols, dost 
thou commit sacrilege?'' (Romans ii.) 

'Xittle children, keep yourselves from 
idols/' 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
our hearts to keep this laiu. 



tl Thou shall not ial^e the name of the Lord thy Cod 
in vain. 

1^ HOUGH of profane swearing I may not 
■'■ accuse myself (?), there are some 
things related to profanity, or leading to it, 
of which I may be guilty. Am I given to 
exclaiming ^'By this" or "By that"? or to 
using the word "Lord" lightly, or other 
words related to sacred things? T do take 
the name of God in vain when I utter it in 
prayer as a mere formality, or with famil- 



148 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

iarity. Am I reverent in church, even wheii 
there alone? Do I read and quote and 
handle the Bible reverently? Do I deplore 
and discourage profanity and irreverence 
in others? Do I show respect for sacred 
things (as the cross, and the altar) and for 
those who minister in sacred things? 

As a Priest. 

T^O I have in remembrance into how 
■*^ high a dignity I am called? How 
great a treasure is committed to my 
charge ? Do I consider "the horrible punish- 
ment that will ensue", if hurt or hindrance 
comes to the Church or to any member 
thereof, by my negligence ? (Read "Order- 
ing of Priests".) 

"PiO I walk answerably to my calling, fash- 
"*-^ ioning my life after the Rule and Doc- 
trine of Christ, that I may be a pattern for 
the people to follow? In my official duties 
am I becoming familiar and indifferent; in 
my private devotions am I growing hurried 
and listless? 

IJ/iLLOWED be Thy I^ame, O holy, 
■'• ■■• blessed, and glorious Trinity, now and 
forevermore. 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
our hearts to Jreep this laiv. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 149 

U Remember thai thou J^eep holy the Sabbath Jap. 

nPHE Sabbath day" in this connection, 
■*" shall mean for me ^'Religious duties, 
appointments, observances." "Keeping 
holy" shall mean faithful attention and 
reverent use. 

AMI "in the spirit" on the Lord's Day? 
-^"^ (Rev, i. 10.) Do I receive (with prep- 
aration) the Holy Communion, or at least 
join in the worship and offering, on every 
Lord's Day and on the great Festivals, as 
opportunity is given me ? What other 
Church services and meetings do I attend? 
Do I order my affairs so that my employees 
and all related to me may go to church? 
Have I refrained from noisy and frivolous 
recreations on the Lord's Day? Have I 
made it a day of social dissipation? Has 
my Sunday reading been chosen to edify, or 
merely to amuse? What Bible reading or 
other devotional reading have I done ? 

"TVO I assist or serve in parish work, or- 
^-^ ganized charities, as far as practicable ? 
Do I contribute my share for the support of 
the Church and her work, at home and 
abroad ? 



150 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

"Six days slialt tliou labor.*' Am 1 iu- 
diistrioiis and earnest, or slothful in busi- 
ness ? 

"P\0 I keep tlie Ash Wednesday and Good 
■*-^ Friday fasts, and practise a ''measure 
of abstinence'' on Friday? and other ap- 
pointed days ? 

1\/T Y private devotions : what account shall 
^ ■*■ I give of them to my conscience, to my 
God? And what of my seK-examinations ? 
Have I made enquiry of my soul, each day, 
and at times examined my life and conver- 
sation by the rule of God's commandments ? 
And have I followed the Prayer Book Ex- 
hortation, wheresoever I have perceived my- 
seK to have offended, either by will, word, or 
deed, to bewail, confess, and amend? 

Try nie, God. and seek the ground of 

my heart: 
Prove me, and examine my thoughts. 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and indine 
ovr hearts to Jceep this law. 

3^tftl^ CCnmmanhmrut 

'Honour ihv father and th\i mother. 

piETY, in the old Eoman sense of the 
■*■ word: dutifuhiess, obedience, respect, 
veneration, loyalty, compassion: what a 



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group of radiant virtues ! I am wort^e than 
a heathen if I do not ardently desire them. 
(I Timothy, v. 4.) 

As a Son, a Daughter, a Pupil. 

"LJA.VE I honored my Father and Mother 
■*• •■• (and my Teachers) by cheerful obedi- 
ence? Have I been kind and respectful to 
the aged, and to all who are over me ; in my 
manner towards them, in my remarks about 
them, in my thought of them? Have I sub- 
mitted patiently to denial and correction ? 
Have I been thoughtful to help my parents 
(and teachers) to save them trouble, to min- 
ister to their comfort and happiness ? Have 
I honored them by speaking and acting the 
truth? Have I been helpful to my younger 
companions, always setting them a good ex- 
ample ? 

As a Parent, a Teacher. 

T^HE honor claimed for me must be de- 
"'■ served by me. Do I treat my children 
respectfully, and set them an example of 
piety, patience, and self-control? Do I cor- 
rect them without harshness and violence? 
Do I "provoke them to anger" and discour- 
age them {Col. Hi. 21) by rude rebukes and 
exasperating restrictions? Have I done my 
duty to them in the care of their souls as 
well as their bodies ? Have I made, without 
grudging, all needful sacrifice for their wel- 



132 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

fare? Have I guarded their reading, con- 
versation, and companionsliip ? Have I 
shirked my duty of discipline, and injured 
my children by indulgence? 

As a Hushandj as a Wife. 

TJTAVE I been faithful to my marriage 
'■' •■■ vows, in spirit as well as in the letter ? 
Have I been considerate and patient; self 
sacrificing and sympathetic; courteous and 
forbearing; ^*in honor preferring" my Wife 
(Husband) ; giving no occasion for jealousy 
or heartache? Have I shown respect and 
tenderness, and devoted a portion of time to 
companionship? Have I been wasteful or 
extravagant ( 

As an Employer. 

\^L1 paying my employees fair wages, 
'^^ and paying promptly? Am I patient 
with their faults, appreciative of their ef- 
forts to please me? Do I take an interest 
in their weKare, in their families ? Do I 
try to promote their comfort and guard 
their health and safety ? Do I arrange, as 
far as possible, for their Sunday rest and 
Church attendance ? 

As an Employee. 

LJAYE I given my employer a "square 
•*■ ■■■ deal," or have I defrauded him (or 
her) by careless work, waste of time, or 




A BOOK OF PRAYERS 153 

other neglect? Have I honored him (or 
her) by respectful manner and good report ? 
Hav6 I earnestly tried to do my duty in that 
state of life unto which it hath pleased God 
to call me? 

As a Citizen. 

"LTAVE I been law-abiding, public spir- 
•■' * ited, willing to sacrifice for public 
good? Have I set a good example to those 
younger or less fortunate than myself? 
Have I listed my property and income hon- 
estly, for taxation? Have I been kind to 
my neighbors, and interested in the wel- 
fare of the poor and unfortunate? 

As a Child of God. 

TJAVE I honored my Heavenly Father, 
•■• * and my Spiritual Mother, the Church, 
by keeping God's Commandments and by 
observing the rules and appointments of the 
Church? Have I been ashamed or afraid 
to confess the faith of Christ crucified and 
manfully to fight under His banner, as was 
solemnly declared at my Baptism? 

^'Who can tell how oft he offendeth ? 
O cleanse Thou me from my secret 
faults." 

Lord J have mercy upon us, and incline 
our h parts to leep this law. 



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H Thou shall do no murder. 

A S to the shedding of man's blood, 1 do 
-^*- not plead guilty; but am I innocent, 
under Christ's larger application of the law? 
(St. Matthew v. 22.) 

T^O I hate my enemies; purpose or desire 
^-^ revenge ; cherish spiteful feelings ; wish 
for or connive at the injury of any one; 
purposely withhold the word or deed that 
might save another? Am I '^quick tem- 
pered,'' easily angered, moody, irritable, re- 
sentful? Do I strive for perfect self-con- 
trol, whether in the exercise of authority 
or under provocation? Am I forbearing 
towards the weak and erring; merciful to 
animals; patient in illness, resigned in ad- 
versity ? Am I just and kind in all my deal- 
ings, bearing no malice nor hatred in my 
heart? Have I refused to forgive, to be 
reconciled, to make apology or restitution? 
Have I cherished prejudice or personal dis- 
like? Have I hurt the soul of any one, by 
word or example, or neglect ? Have I failed 
to show gratitude for favors received ? Has 
any one been made to suifer through fault 
or neglect of mine? Have I done all I 
could to defend and rescue those who were 
in trouble or danger? 



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^^Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
our hearts to keep this law. 

H Thou shall not commit adultery. 

"LI EAR also what our Lord Jesus Christ 
"■• ■■• saith, St. Matthew v, 28. In searching 
out this sin, let me consider what leads up 
to it ; "vain imaginations", luxurious living, 
"the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the 
eyes," unrestrained curiosity, "inordinate 
affection." (Col. iii, 5.) How have I 
guarded these approaches to the "great of- 
fense," for which the wrath of God cometh 
on the children of disobedience. Have I 
strictly conformed to the rule of temper- 
ance, soberness, and chastity? Have I 
sternly repelled impurity of thought ; 
promptly shown disapproval of lev/d songs, 
stories, and shows; avoided immodesty in 
conversation, in dancing, in manner, in 
dress ; refrained from periodicals, books, and 
pictures of sensual suggestions ? 

"Lord, turn away mine eyes, lest they 
behold vanity; and quicken Thou me in Thy 
way." 

"Blessed are the jjure in lieart." 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and ijicline 
our hearts to Iceep this law. 



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lEiglftlj (llommanbm^ttt 

H Thou shall not steal. 

TS thy servant a dog that he should do this 
-'' great thing?" There are many ways of 
doing this ^^great thing." Tremble, my sonl, 
when thou art told that a man may even 
rob God! (Malachi iii, 8.) How is it with 
my stewardship? Have I rendered unto 
Caesar the things that are Caesar's and 
unto God the things that are His ? Have I 
been true and just in all my dealings ; with- 
holding nothing that was due to another, 
and taking no advantage of another's inex- 
perience or ignorance? Have I robbed any 
one of his good name, taken to myself 
credit deserved by another ? Have I wasted 
time, my own time, another's time? Have 
I taken, or attempted to take from another, 
by any form of gambling or betting ? Have 
I defrauded a person, a corporation, or the 
government? Have I concealed or con- 
sented to theft or fraud committed by 
others? Have I made gain by false pre- 
tense? Have I failed to return what I 
borrowed, as money, books, even very small 
trifles? Have I incurred debts without as- 
surance that I could pay them? Have I 
been wasteful or improvident ? Have I kept 
back from the owner (when known) what 
I liave found? Have I been faithful as 



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trustee of property, or otherwise? Have I 
injured the property of another, by neglect, 
or wilfully? Have I failed in giving, ac- 
cording to my ability, to Church and char- 
ity? Have I spent money foolishly, or 
harmfully? Have I given away what be- 
longed to another, or accepted such gifts 
from another? 

"Keep Thy servant. Lord, from presump- 
tuous sins; 
Lest they get the dominion over me/' 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline 
our hearts to keep this law. 

Ninttf Olnmman&ttt^nt 

II Thou shah not bear false Tviiness. 

T^HE suggestion that I need to question 
"■• myself as to the sins of lying, slander, 
perjury, is a shock to me. But have I at- 
tained to absolute truthfulness, without 
concealment or evasion? Have I a habit 
of exaggeration? Am I given to forming 
"snap judgments,'' too easily criticizing- and 
blaming others ? Am I led by prejudice or 
partizan zeal to condemn without just 
cause? Am I led by vanity or ambition to 
represent myself too highly or to misrep- 
resent others? Have I needlessly exposed 
the faults and weakness of others? 



158 A BCXDK OF PRAYERS 

np HE implication of the Ninth Command- 
•*• ment: "Thou shalt bear true witness." 
Have I been silent when I should have 
spoken? Have I failed in my duty to do 
unto others as I would have them do unto 
me? 

"Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, 
and keep the door of my lips, that I offend 
not with my tongue." 

Lord^ have mercy upon us, and incline 
our hearts to keep this law. 



H Thou shalt not covet. 

p OVETOUSNESS, which is idolatry." 
^ (Col. iii, 5.) A dangerous and de- 
testable sin; the sin of Judas. Have I 
set my heart on anything that would come 
between my soul and God; on anything 
belonging to another: Am I greedy of 
gain; in haste to be rich? Do I "give place" 
to envy, self love, self pity, discontent? 
Do I complain of my "bad luck", of the way 
the world treats me, of the advantage which 
others seem to have who are less deserv- 
ing? H^ave I tried to appreciate my bless- 
ings, to "count up my mercies," to be thank- 
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the sill of coveting, by earnestly seeking 
for the increase of faith, hope, and charity ? 
Have I been miserly, hoarding my money, 
instead of spending it prudently, to pro- 
vide for my family, and to do good with it ? 

"To do good, and to distribute, forget 
not." 

Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all 
these thy laws in our hearts, vje heseech 
Thee, 

By Thy holy Incarnation, hy Thy Cross 
and Passion, good Lord deliver us. 

A LMIGHTY, Everlasting God; we hum- 
'^*- bly entreat Thy loving kindness, that 
according to the multitude of Thy mercies. 
Thou wouldest absolve us from all sins, 
and strengthen us unto all good works, that 
cleansed by Thy pardon we may be made 
effectual by Thine aid; through Christ our 
Lord. Amhrosian. 

If there he any who cannot quiet his own 
conscience, let him come to some Minister 
of God's Word and open his grief. 

Exhortation: Prayer Book. 



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Section XVII 

PENITENCE 

TN the Name of the Father, and of the 
■'' Son, and of the Holy Ghost. 

I confess to God the Father Almighty, to 
His Only-Begotten Son Jesus Christ, and 
to God the Holy Ghost, before the whole 
Company of Heaven, that I have sinned 
exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, 
by my fault, by my own fault, by my most 
grievous fault (especially). 

For these and all my other sins I do 
heartily repent, firmly purpose amendment, 
and humbly ask pardon of God. And I pray 
God the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost to have mercy upon me, and forgive 
me my sins. Amen. 

^If there he any who cannot quiet his 
own conscience herein j hut requireth furth- 
er comfort or counsel, let him come to some 
Minister of God's Word and open his 
grief. — Exhortation, Book of Common 
Prayer. 



164 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

r\ MY God, I believe in Thee, I hope in 
^^ Thee, I love Thee, and I grieve that I 
have so often wounded Thee by my sins. 

r\ EEMEMBEK not the sins and offences 
^^ of my youth, but according to Thy 
mercy think Thou upon me, O Lord, for 
Thy goodness. 

SET not, O Lord, mine iniquities before 
Thee, 
Nor my secret sins in the light of Thy 

countenance. 
My sins have taken such hold upon me 
That I am not able to look up; 
Y^ea, they are more in number than the 

hairs of my head. 
And my heart hath failed me. 
O God, make speed to save me, 
O Lord, make haste to help me. 

T OED, break not the bruised reed ; 
■"^ Quench not the smoking flax; 
Let not the water flood overflow me. 

Neither let the deep swallow me up. 

Lord, Thou knowest all my desire, 
And my groaning is not hid from Thee. 

r\ LORD, as Thou art faithful, suffer me 
^^ not, I beseech Thee, to be tempted above 
that I am able; but with the temptation 
make also a way to escape, that I may be 
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r^EEP calleth unto deep. The deep of 
•■-^ misery calleth unto the deep of mercy. 
The deep of transgression calleth unto the 
deep of grace. Greater is the deep of mercy 
than the deep of misery. Therefore let 
deep swallow deep. Let the deep of mercy 
swallow up the deep of misery. 

Have mercy upon me, O God, according 
to Thy great mercy, not according to man's 
mercy, which is small; but according to 
Thine, which is great, which is immeasur- 
able, which is incomprehensible, which 
exceedeth the measure of all transgressions ; 
according to that Thy great mercy, by 
which Thou so lovedst the world, that Thou 
gavest Thine only-begotten Son. 

Have mercy upon me, therefore, O God, 
according to this Thy mercy. By which 
Thy Son gave Himself for us. By which, 
through the Same, Thou hast taken away 
the sins of the world. By which, through 
His cross. Thou hast illumined all men. 
By which, through the Same, Thou hast 
renewed the things which are in heaven, 
and the things which are in earth. Wash 
me, O Lord, in His blood. Enlighten me 
in His humility. Kenew me in His resur- 
rection. Girolamo Savonarola. 



166 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

PENITENTIAL PSALMS 

Selections from the seven Penitential 
Psalms: vi, xxxii, xxxviii, li, cii, cxxx, cxliii. 

Psalm vi. Doynine, ne in furore. 

r\ LORD, rebuke me not in thine indig- 
^^ nation : neither chasten me in thy dis- 
pleasure. 

Have mercy upon me, Lord, for I am 
weak : O Lord, heal me, for my bones are 
vexed. 

My soul also is sore troubled : but. Lord, 
how long wilt thou punish me? 

Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul: 
O save me, for thy mercy's sake. 

Aw^ay from me, all ye that work vanity: 
for the Lord hath heard the voice of my 
weeping. 

The Lord hath heard my petition : the 
Lord will receive my prayer. 

Psalm xxxii. Beati quorum. 

TDLESSED is he w^hose unrighteousness 
"*-^ is forgiven : and whose sin is covered. 

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord 
imputeth no sin : and in whose spirit there 
is no guile. 

For whilst I held my tongue : my bones 
consumed away through my daily complain- 
ing. 

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night : and my moisture is like the drought 
in summer. 

I will acknowledge my sin unto thee: 
and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. 

I said, I will confess my sins unto the 
Lord : and so thou forgavest the wickedness 
of my sin. 

Per this shall every one that is godly 
make his prayer unto thee, in a time when 
thou may est be found : but in the great 
water-floods they shall not come nigh him. 

Thou art a place to hide me in; thou 
shalt preserve me from trouble : thou shalt 
compass me about with songs of deliverance. 

Great plagues remain for the ungodly: 
but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, 
mercy embraceth him on every side. 

Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the 
Lord : and be joyful, all ye that are true 
of heart. 

Psalm xxxviii. Domine, iie in furore. 

pUT me not to rebuke, Lord, in thine 
-■• anger : neither chasten me in thy heavy 
displeasure : 

For thine arrows stick fast in me : and 
thy hand presseth me sore. 

For my wickednesses are gone over my 
head : and are like a sore burden, too heavy 
for me to bear. 



168 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Lord, tliou knowest all my desire : and 
my groaning is not hid from thee. 

My heart panteth, my strength hath failed 
me : and the light of mine eyes is gone 
from m^e. 

And I truly am set in the plague : and 
my heaviness is ever in my sight. 

For I will confess my wickedness : and 
be sorry for my sin. 

Forsake me not, O Lord my God : be not 
thou far from me. 

Haste thee to help me : O Lord God of 
my salvation. 

Psalm li. Miserere mei, Deus. 

TJ" AVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy 
-■• ^ great goodness : according to the mul- 
titude of thy mercies do away mine offences. 

Wash me throughly from my wickedness : 
and cleanse me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my faults : and my 
sin is ever before me. 

Against thee only have I sinned, and done 
this evil in thy sight : that thou mightest 
be justified in thy sajdng, and clear when 
thou art judged. 

Behold, I was shapen in wickedness : and 
in sin hath my mother conceived me. 

But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward 
parts : and shalt make me to understand 
wisdom secretly. 



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Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I 
shall be clean : thou shalt wash me, and I 
shall be whiter than snow. 

Thou shalt make me hear of joy and 
gladness : that the bones which thou hast 
broken may rejoice. 

Turn thy face from my sins : and put 
out all my misdeeds. 

Make me a clean heart, O God : and re- 
new a right spirit within me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence: 
and take not thy holy Spirit from me. 

O give me the comfort of thy help again : 
and stablish me with thy free Spirit. 

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the 
wicked : and sinners shall be converted 
unto thee. 

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, 
thou that art the God of my health : and 
my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. 

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord : and 
my mouth shall show thy praise. 

For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would 
I give it thee : but thou delightest not in 
burnt-offerings. 

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: 
a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt 
thou not despise. 

O be favourable and gracious unto Sion : 
build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 



170 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Psalm cii. Domine, exaudi. 
LJEAR ray prayer, O Lord : and let my 
■■■ ■■■ crying corae unto thee. 

Hide not thy face from me in the time 
of ray trouble : incline thine ear unto me 
when I call; O hear me, and that right soon. 

For my days are consumed away like 
smoke : and my bones are burnt up as it 
were a firebrand. 

My heart is smitten down, and withered 
like grass : so that I forget to eat my bread. 

For the voice of my groaning : my bones 
will scarce cleave to my flesh. 

I am become like a pelican in the wild- 
erness : and like an owl that is in the 
desert. 

I have watched, and am even as it were a 
sparrow : that sitteth alone upon the house- 
top. 

For I have eaten ashes as it were bread: 
and mingled my drink with weeping; 

And that, because of thine indignation 
and wrath : for thou hast taken rae up, and 
cast me down. 

My days are gone like a shadow : and 
I am withered like grass. 

But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever : 
and thy remembrance throughout all gener- 
ations. 

Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon 
Sion : for it is time that thou have mercy 
upon her, yea, the time is come. 



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Psalm cxxx. De profundis. 
/^UT of the deep have I called unto thee, 
^^ O Lord : Lord, hear my voice. 

let thme ears consider well : the voice 
of my complaint. 

If thou. Lord, wilt be extreme to mark 
what is done amiss : Lord, who may 
abide it? 

For there is mercy with thee : therefore 
shalt thou be feared. 

1 look for the Lord; my soul doth wait 
for him : in his word is my trust. 

My soul fleeth unto the Lord : before the 
morning watch, I say, before the morning- 
watch. 

O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the 
Lord there is mercy : and with him is plen- 
teous redemption. 

And he shall redeem Israel : from all his 
sins. 

Psalm cxliii. Domine, exaudi. 
"LTEAP my prayer, O Lord, and conisider 
■■• •*• my desire : hearken unto me for thy 
truth and righteousness' sake. 

And enter not into judgment with thy 
servant : for in thy sight shall no man liv- 
ing be justified. 

For the enemy hath persecuted my soul: 
he hath smitten my life down to the ground : 
he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men 
tlmt have been long dead. 



172 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Therefore is my spirit vexed within me: 
and my heart within me is desolate. 

Yet do I remember the time past; I muse 
upon all thy works : yea, I exercise myself 
in the works of thy hands. 

I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my 
soul gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land. 

Hear me, O Lord, and that soon, for my 
spirit waxeth faint : hide not thy face from 
me, lest I be like unto them that go down 
into the pit. 

O let me hear thy loving-kindness be- 
times in the morning, for in thee is my 
trust : show thou me tlvB way that I should 
walk in, for I lift up my soul unto thee. 

Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies : 
for I flee unto thee to hide me. 

Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth 
tliee; for thou art my God : let thy loving 
Spirit lead me forth into the land of right- 
eousness. 

Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's 
sake : and for thy righteousness' sake bring 
my soul out of trouble. 



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Section XVIII 

HYMN8 AND SPIRITUAL SONGS 
Sunday 







DAY most calm, most bright, 

The fruit of this, the next world's bud. 
The indorsement of supreme delight. 
Writ by a Friend, and with His blood; 
The couch of Time, Care's balm and bay; 
The week were dark but for thy light; 
Thy torch doth show the way. 



Sundays the pillars are, 

On which Heayen's Palace arched lies: 

The other days fill up the spare 

And hollow room with yanities: 

They are the fruitful beds and borders 

In God's rich garden: that is bare 

Which parts their ranks and orders. 

Tlie Sundays of man's life, 
Threaded together on Time's string. 
Make bracelets to adorn the Wife 
Of the eternal glorious King: 
On Sunday, Heayen's gate stands ope; 
Blessings are plentiful and rife. 
More plentiful than hope. 



176 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Thou art a day of mirth; 
And where the week-days trail on ground. 
Thy flight is higher, as thy birth: 
O let me take thee at the bound, 
Leaping with thee from seven to seven. 
Till that we both, being toss'd from earth, 
Fly hand in hand to heaven! 

George Herbert . 

His Own Blest Day 

BEHOLD we come, dear Lord, to Thee, 
And bow before Thy throne: 
We come to offer on our knee 
Our vows to Tliee alone. 

Whate'er we have, whate'er we are. 

Thy bounty freely gave; 
Thou dost lis here in mercy spare. 

And wilt hereafter save. 

Come then, my soul, bring all thy powers. 

And grieve thou hast no more, 
Bring every day thy choicest hours. 

And thy great God adore. 

But, above all, prepare thine heart 

On this. His own blest day. 
In its sweet task to bear thy part, 

And sing, and love, and pray. 

John Austin. 

MORXIXG Hy^LX 

WHAT'S this Morn's bright eye to me, 
If I see not Thine and Thee, 
Fairer Jesu; in whose Face 
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8iill 1 grovel in dead night, 
Whilst I want Thy living light; 
Dreaming with wide open eyes 
Fond fantastic vanities. 
Shine, my only Day-Star, shine: 
So mine eyes shall wake by Thine; 
So the dreams I grope in now 
To clear visions all shall grow; 
So my day shall measured be 
By Thy grace's clarity; 
So shall I discern the path 
Thy sweet law prescribed hath; 
For Thy ways cannot be shown 
By any light but by Thine own. 

Joseph Beaumont. 

Saviour, be my Light 

ROUND me falls the night; 
Saviour, be my Light: 
Through the hours in darkness shrouded 
Let me see thy face unclouded; 
Let thy glory shine 
In this heart of mine. 

Earthly work is done. 

Earthly sounds are none; 
Rest in sleep and silence seeking, 
Let me hear thee softly speaking; 

In my spirit's ear 

Whisper, "I am near." 

Blessed, heavenly Light, 

Shining through earth's night; 
Voice, that oft of love hast told me; 
Arms, so strong to clasp and hold me; 

Thou thy watch wilt keep. 

Saviour, o'er my sleep. W, Romaine, 



178 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Good Night 

CLOSE now thine eves, and rest secure: 
Thy soul is safe enough; thy body sure: 
He that loves thee, He that keeps 
And guards thee, never slumbers, never sleeps. 
T!he smiling Conscience in a sleeping breast 
Has only peace, has only rest: 
The music and the mirth of kings 
Are all but very discords, when she sings: 

Then close thine eyes and rest secure; 
Xo sleep so sweet as thine, no rest so sure. 

Francis Quarles. 

All's Well (A Pillow Prayer) 

THE day is ended. Ere I sink to sleep. 
My weary spirit seeks repose in Thine. 
Father! forgive my trespasses, and keep 

This little life of mine. 
With loving-kindness curtain Thou my bed 

And cool in rest my burning pilgrim-feet : 
Thy pardon be the pillow for my head; 

So shall my sleep be sweet. 
At peace with all the world, dear Lord, and 
Thee, 
Xo fear my soul's unwavering faith can 
shake ; 
Airs Avell, whichever side the grave for me 
The morning light may break. 

Harriet McEwen Kimhall. 

"0 Vanished Day!" 

THE night is come, vanished day! 
What record hast thou borne away? 
Tlhe early dawn was fair and bright, 
With wishes pure, and purpose right. 



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Wliat of the hours? Have Faith and i^ovu 

Been diligent themselves to prove 

My guardian angels, covering 

Both speech and act with shining wing? 

Has Truth been near me with her In'ow 
As sunlight on the driven snow? 
And Joy and Peace — have these stayed by, 
With an unwearied constancy? 

What graces have I entertained? 
What sinful inclinations chained? 
Have heart and hands been freely given 
In holy charities, to Heaven? 

Was every passing moment fraught 

With good, in word, or deed, or tliought? 

The night is come, O vanished day! 

What record hast thou borne away? 

F. Bnrge GrisicoUI. 

Carmixa IX XOCTE 

WITH sorrow weeping, my lone watch 
keeping 
While all are sleeping, — 
The stars my light, — 
Though fond hopes perish. His love I cherish. 
Who giveth songs in the silent night. 

1 muse and ponder, my thoughts still wander 
And seek Him yonder 

In glory bright, 
Forever living, my sin forgiving, 

Who giveth songs in the silent night. 



180 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Tiieu upward soariug, my love adoring, 
Its song is pouring, 

With sweet delight, 
Where saints are praising His love amazing, 

Who giveth songs in the silent night. 

With accents tender, their praise they render 
In white-robed splendor 

On Sion's height, 
To One victorious, forever glorious, 

Who giveth songs in the silent night. 

Break, Day of glory, and tell the story 
Of ages hoary, 

And Time's long flight; 
Though earth should perish, His love I cherish. 

Who giveth songs in the silent night. 

John Anketell. 



The Annunciation 

AVE MARIA! blessed Maid, 
Lily of Eden's fragrant shade! 
Who can express the love 
That nurtured thee, so pure and sweet. 
Making thy heart a shelter meet 
For Jesus' holy Dove! 

Ave Maria! Mother blest. 

To whom, caressing and caressed, 

Clings the eternal Child; 
Favoured beyond archangels' dream. 
When first on thee with tenderest gleam 

Thv new-born Saviour smiled. 



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Thou wepi'st, meek Maiden, Mother mild, 
Thou wept'st upon thy sinless Child, 

Thy very heart was riven: 
And yet, what mourning matron here 
Would deem thy sorrows bought too dear 
By all on this side heaven! 

A Son that never did amiss. 

That never shamed his Mother's kiss, 

Nor crossed her fondest prayer: 
E'en from the Tree he deign'd to bow 
For her his agonized brow. 

Her, his sole earthly care. 

Ave Maria! thou whose name 
All but adoring love may claim. 

Yet may we reach thy shrine; 
For he, thy Son and Saviour, vows 
To crown all lowly lofty brows 

With love and joy like thine. 

John Kehle. 

At Bethlehem 

COME, we shepherds, whose blest sight 
Hath met Love's noon in Nature's night; 
Come, lift we up our loftier song, 
And wake the Sun that lies too long. 

Gloomy night embraced the place 

Where the noble Infant lay: 
The Babe look'd up, and show'd His face; 

In spite of darkness, it was day: — 
It was Thy day. Sweet; and did rise 
Not from the East, but from Thine eyes. 



182 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

We saw Thee in Thy iDalmy nest, 
Young dawn of our eternal Day; 

We saw Thine eyes break from their East, 
And chase the trembling shades away: 

We saw Thee (and we blest the sight), 

We saw Tliee by Thine own sweet light. 

Welcome, all wonders in one sight ! 

Eternity shut in a span! 
Summer in Winter! Day in Xight! 

Heaven in Earth! and God in man! 
Great Little One, Whose all-embracing birth. 
Lifts Earth to Heaven, stoops Heaven to Earth. 

Richard Crashaw. 

This Joyfulle Xe^ves 

OX March ye five and twentieth daye, 
Ave Maria did Gabriel saye: 
And Marye answered modestlie, 
Ecce ancilla Domini. 

Ye same dale in December keene, 
Her Son was born in stable mean. 
Heaven was gladde and earth was blest, 
Et Terhum Caro factum est. 

Yet twelve dales further from afar 

Three kinges were led by Jesu's Star. 

"Our Kinge and God." they cried, "is This," 

Et hahitavit in nohis. 

So Christen menne each rolling yeare 
This joyfulle newes imwearied heare: 
Each yeare to faithfulle hartes ye Lorde 
Is truly promis'd, born, ador'd. 



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The Nativity 

IN humble guise, an Infant fair 
Thou cani'st, our human form to wear. 
Son of God Most High I 
In darkest night Thy beamixig ^^Star 
Shed o'er the nations near and far 
The light of heaven brought nigh. 

As in Thy Blessed Mother's care 
Xhou gently sleep est, earth's keen air 

Trembles with angel songs. 
"Peace on the earth! To men good will! 
Glory to God!" and "Glory!" still 

The heavenly choir prolongs. 

In mystic vision, round Thy stall 
Behold great kings and prophets, all 

Of Israel's sacred line; 
While seers of Gentile race proclaim 
The world's desire in Thy sweet name, 

And hail Thee Son Divine. 

Bishop Frederick W. Taylor. 

Pastoral 

SHEPHERDS, why do you hasten down 
From your herded sheep 
On the rocky steep? 

What can there be 
Worth running to see 
In a roadside tavern in Bethlehem town? 

Why should you worship the child that is there 
In poverty born, 
In raiment forlorn? 
Why on the floor 
Kneel down and adore? 
Leav(^ to his mother the praise and the prayer. 



184 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Magi, why in the winter cold, 
With your camel train 
O'er the desert plain, 
Keeping your eyes 
Fixed on the skies. 
Do you ride with your burden of spices and 
gold? 

Herod, why do you pale with fear 
At the tale they bring 
Of a new-born king? 

Why bring new shame 
On your hated name? 
Can you slay the Lord God with your sword 
and your spear? 

men, there is only one reply, 
For that manger-throne 
Is the corner-stone 

Of an empire vast 
That shall grow and last 
When the sun and stars have burned out in the 
sky. 

William Osmond Cone. 



The Epiphany 

THE Christmas carols die away. — 
The strains of holy mirth 
With which that blessed natal day 
Is hymned by heaven and earth; 
The Church in triumph now doth sing 
That Bethlehem's babe is Christ the King; 
And, while the Magi bend the knee, 
She hails His orlad Epiphany! 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 185 

Once over trackless realms of night 

The voice of God was heard — 
The voice that said, "Let there be light!" 

And light sprang at the word. 
The morning stars then sang for joy; 
A nobler theme is our employ 
When, Light of lights, we bow to Thee, 
Hailing Thy blest Epiphany! 

Streaming with dazzling beams from lieaven, 

Shineth the light of day, 
White with prismatic colors seven 

Mingling in one pure ray: 
T!hus with the "seven-fold gifts" divine 
The Sun of Righteousness doth shine; 
And as His glorious beams we see 
We hail His bright Epiphany! 

And, kneeling at His feet, implore 

Our path may be the way 
That shineth ever more and more 

Unto the perfect day; 
Till in the heavenly city bright, 
That needs of sun nor moon the light, 
We, in His likeness clothed, may be 
Blest in that great Epiphany! 

Nancy Meneely Hitchcock. 

Easter Morning 
(A Proeessional ) 

OH, the golden, glowing morning, 
All the waiting earth adorning 
For this Easter Day! 
To the King in all His splendor, 
Lord of life and death, we rend(a' 
Highest lauds this day. 



186 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Let the banners float before tis, 
While we raise th' exulting chorus, 
Christ is risen! He is risen! 
This is Easter Day! 

Hark! the highest heavens ringing, 
Hark! the quivering angels singing 

Tliis is Easter Day! 
No more grieving! nor more sighing! 
No more weeping! no more dying! 

Christ is King this day! 
With the blessed ones before us, 
We will swell the heavenly chorus. 

Shout aloud the wondrous story, 
For the King in all His glory 

Draweth nigh this day! 
Vernal benediction giving, 
Christ the Life, the Ever-living! 

On this Easter Day! 
Let the banners float before us, 
Send along the angel chorus. 

On the festal Altar glowing 

Lo! the Paschal Emblems, showing 

Forth this Easter Day! 
Come with garlands, come with treasure, 
Come with anthems' raptest measure 

For this Easter Day! 
How the bells are chiming o'er us 
While we join the heavenly chorus! 

Oh! that longed-for day of union. 
When Thine own, in Thy communion, 
Tx>rd of Easter Day, 




A BOOK OF PRAYERS 187 

Into life eternal waking, 
Celebrate, Thy love partaking, 

Endless Easter Day! 
For the joy that waits before us, 
We will swell the angel chorus: 

Christ is risen! He is risen! 
This is Easter Day! 

Toward Emmaus 

A JOURNEYING to Emmaus 
The grandest Man of men with us — 
The Christ of God was then with us, 

As we went down to Emmaus. 
How burned our hearts upon the way 
At every word we heard Him say! 
We never may forget the day 
We journeyed down to Emmaus!" 

Oh! blest disciples — chosen two — 
How gladly had we walked with you 
And talked of Him, who talked with you 

As you went down to Emmaus! 
Have touched the hand and found it warm 
That raised the dead, and stilled the storm; 
Have worshipped God in human form 

As He walked down to Emmaus ! 

But Jesus walks and talks with men 

As perfectly to-day as then, 

And hearts burn now as yours burned when 

You walked with Christ to Emmaus! 
In starless night or sunless day. 
Whoever walks life's weary way. 
Forgetting not to watch and pray, 

Is journeying to Emimaus. 

Simeon Tucker Clark. 



188 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

The Majesty of God 

HOW shall I sing that Majestv 
Which Angels do admire? 
Let dust in dust and silence lie; 

Sing, sing, ve heayenly quire! 
Thousands of thousands stand around 

Thy throne, God most high; 
Ten thousand times ten thousand sound 
Thy praise; but who am I? 

Thy brightness unto them appears, 

Whilst I Thy footsteps trace; 
A sound of God comes to my ears: 

But they behold Thy face. 
They sing because Thou art their sun : 

Lord, send a beam on me: 
For where heayen is but once begun. 

There hallelujahs be. 

How great a being, Lord, is Thine, . 

Which doth all beings keep! 
Thy knowledge is the only line 

To sound so yast a deep. 
Thou art a sea without a shore. 

A Sim without a sphere; 
Thy time is now and eyermore, 

Thy place is eyerywhere. 

Who would not fear Thy searching eye, 

Witness to all that's true! 
Dark hell, and deep hypocrisy, 

Lie plain before its yiew. 
Motions and thoughts before they grow, 

Thy knowledge doth espy; 
^Vhat unborn ages are to do. 

Is done before Thine eye. 

John Mason. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 189 

Our Heavenly Father 

MY God ! how wonderful Thou art ! 
Thy Majesty, how bright! 
How beautiful Thy Mercy-seat 
In depths of burning light! 

How beautiful, how beautiful 

The sight of Thee must be, 
Thine endless wisdom, boundless power. 

And awful purity! 

Oh how I fear Thee, Living God ! 

With deepest, tenderest fears, 
And worship TJiee with trembling hope 

And penitential tears. 

Yet I may love Thee, too, O Lord! 

Almighty as Thou art, 
For Thou hast stooped to ask of me 

The love of my poor heart. 

Oh then this worse than worthless heart 

In pity deign to take, 
And make it love Thee for Tliyself 

And for Thy glory's sake. 

Only to sit and think of God, 

Oh what a joy it is! 
To think the thought, to breathe the Name, 

Earth has no higher bliss ! 

Father of Jesus, love's Reward! 

What rapture will it be, 
Prostrate before TJiy Throne to lie. 

And gaze and gaze on Thee! 

Frederich William Faher. 



190 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

The Glory of God 

I PRAISED the Eartli, in beauty seen 
With garlands gay of various green; 
I praised the Sea, whose ample field 
Shone glorious as a silver shield; 
And Earth and Ocean seem'd to say 
"Our beauties are but for a day!" 

I praised the Sun, whose chariot roll'd 
On wheels of amber and of gold; 
I praised the Moon, whose softer eye 
Gleam'd sweetly through the summer sky: — • 
And Moon and Sun in answer said, 
"Our days of lig'ht are numberM!" 

God! Good beyond compare! 
If thus Thy meaner works are fair; 
If thus Thy bounties gild the span 
Of ruin'd earth and sinful man; 
How glorious must the mansion be 
Where Thy redeem'd shall dwell with Thee! 

Reginald Heber. 



A Thanksgiving 

I AM so blest — I am so blest 
By Thee, My Friend, my King; 
My eyes grow dim with thankful tears 
TJiat gather as I sing. 

No day but shines Thy sun, within 

A sky of cloudless blue; 
No path but flowers spring up to greet 

Me with their shy — "For you!" 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 191 

No eve but brings its sootliing peace, 

Though shadows lengthen fast; 
No night but whisper stars to me, 
"There shall be rest at last!" 

Therefore, dear Friend, once crowned with 
thorns, 
Now crowned with powder, my King! 
Thou knowest my thanks are true, although 
Tears gather as I sing. 

L, P, S. 

"He Leadeth Me" 

IN pastures green? Not always; sometimes 
He 
Who knoweth best in kindness leadeth me 
In weary ways, where heavy shadows be, 

Out of the sunshine, warm and soft and bright, 

Out of the sunshine into darkest night. 

I oft should faint with sorrow and affright. 

Only for this — I know He holds my hand; 
So whether in a green or desert land 
I trust, although I may not understand. 

And by still waters? No, not always so; 
Ofttimes the raging tempests round me blow. 
And o'er my soul the weaves and billows go. 

But when the storm beats loudest, and I cry 
Aloud for help, the Master standeth by 
And whispers to my soul, "Lo! it is I." 

Above the tempest wild I hear Him say, 
"Beyond this darkness lies the perfect day; 
Tn every path of thine I lead the way." 



192 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

So whether on the hill- top high and fair 

I dwell, or in the sunless valley where 

The shadows lie — what matters? He is there. 

And more than this ; Avhere'er the pathway lead, 
He gives to me no helpless, broken reed. 
But His own staff sufficient for my need. 

So where He leadeth I can safely go ; 
And in the blest hereafter I shall know 
Why, in His wisdom, He hath led me so. 

M. E. Palmer. 

A Prayer 

OUT of the passion and pain, 
Out of the turmoil and strife. 
The toiling for things that are vain, 
The stress and the struggle of life, 
Lift us, Lord! 

Out of the pressure of care 
That weights down our souls to the dust, — 
The clinging to things that are fair. 
Yet food for the moth and the rust. 
Lift us, O Lord! 

Out of our human pride, — 
Poor pride that dare live in Thy sight! 
Out of the shadows that hide 
Thy mercy. Thy Love, and Thy light. 
Lift us, O Lord! 

Out of the self that would hoard 
Xhy gifts, and leave others the tears ; 
Out of life's weariness. Lord, 
That grows with the growth of the years, 
Lift us. Lord! 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 193 

Into the light of Thy love, 
Out of sin's sorrowful prison, 
Into the peace from above, 
Thou who didst die and art risen ; 
Lift us, Lord! 

Trpphena M. Browne, 

My Lighthouse 

LIFT up thy light, soul, arise and shine, 
Steadfast while all the storms of life 
assail ! 
Immortal spark of the great Light divine, 
Against whose power no tempest shall 
prevail ! 

Hold high thy lamps above earth's restless tides. 
Scatter thy messages of hope afar! 

Falsehood and folly pass, but Truth abides; 
Thine be the splendor of her deathless star. 

When the world's sins and sorrows round thee 
rave. 
Pierce thou the darkness with thy dauntless 
i-ay, 
Send out thy happy beams to help and save, 
**More and more shining to the perfect day!" 

Cclia Thaxter. 

My Ximes Are in Thy Hands 

FAXHER, I know that all my life 
Is portioned out for me. 
And the changes that will surely come 

I do not fear to see: 
But I ask Thee for a present mind 
Intent on pleasing Thee. 



194 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

I ask Tnee for a thoughtful love, 
Through constant watching wise 

To meet the glad with jovful smiles: 
And wipe the weeping eyes: 

And a heart at leisure from itself 
To soothe and sympathize. 
■^ * * 

Wherever in the world I am 

In whatsoe'er estate, 
I have a fellowship with hearts 

To keep and cultivate; 
And a work of lowly love to do 

For the Lord on whom I wait. 

So I ask Thee for the daily strength. 

Xo none that ask denied, 
And a mind to blend with outward life, 

^Vhile keeping at Thy side: 
Cont-ent to fill a little spact;. 

If Thou be glorified. 

There are briers besetting every path. 

Which call for patient care; 
There is a cross in every lot, 

And an earnest need for prayer; 
But a lowly heart that leans on Thee 

Is happy anywhere. 

In a service which Thy love appoints 

There are no bonds for me: 
For my secret heart is taught the truth 

That makes Thy children free : 
And a life of self-renouncing love 

Is a life of liberty. 

Afvna Laetifia Wanng, 



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A BOOK OF PRAYERS 195 

Living Unto Thee 

OD of the living, in whose eyes 
Unveiled Thy whole creation lies; 
All souls are Thine; we must not say 
That those are dead who jjass away; 
From this world of flesh set free, 
We know them living unto Thee. 

Released from earthly toil and strife, 
With Thee is hidden still their life; 
Thine are their thoughts, their works, their 
powers. 

All Xhine, and yet most truly ours; 
For well we know, where'er they be. 
Our dead are living unto Thee. 

Thy word is true, Thy will is just; 
To Thee we leave them, Lord, in trust; 
And bless Thee for the love which gave 
Thy Son to fill a human grave. 
That none might fear that world to see, 
Where all are living unto IJiee. 

John Ellerton. 

A Spring-Day Hymn 

HOW pure the dawn, and bright! 
A thousand songs of waking joy arise; 
And to the zenith, flooding all the skies, 
jNIounts the wide splendor of the light. 
So rise, my soul, to God. 

Filled are the curving brooks 
With hastening streams and waters running 

bright. 
Dancing and singing in the morning light, 
Or gliding into grassy nooks. 

So floAv, my life, toward God. 



196 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

I look for flowers to bloom 
Along the margin of these streams; the skies 
Of warmer May, with many a fond surprise 

Of violets, shall cheer my gloom. 
Thus do I hope in God. 

All N"ature turns her face 
Toward the increasing sun, and prays the fire 
That kindles life and bids the buds conspire 

To clothe the earth with forms of grace. 
Thus I aspire to God. 

The day wanes to its close. 
T^e drowsy herd turns homeward, and the wing 
Of every bird is folded; vespers ring, 
And weary hearts seek soft repose. 
So rest, my heart, in God. 

Bishop Wm. E. McLaren. 

Hymns for the Holy Eucharist * 

THE holy ground on which we reverent tread 
With shrinking foot-fall and un sandalled 
feet; 
The mystic shrine within whose vale we meet 
The wondrous presence of our gracious Head : 
The altar at whose blood-stained base we bend 
With grateful alms and holy praise and 

prayer; 
The Table in whose feast Ave thankful share; 
The riches which the Master's grace attend — 
All these, with light and life and love, are 

thine : 
Sacrament of Sacrifice divine! 

Frederick S. Jewell 



* Some of the best Eucharistic Hymns in English 
are to be found in the New Hymnal. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 197 

T!he Bread of Life 

JESU, ever present 
With Thy Church below, 
In the day of gladness, 
In the night of woe, 
From Thy holy Altar 
Life Divine bestow. 

There we kneel before Thee, 

Pleading Face to face; 
There with awe adore Thee, 

Thirsting for Thy Grace, 
That our hearts, O Saviour, 

May T!hyself embrace. 

We are frail and sinful, 

And no love can claim, 
But withhold not from us, 

By Thy sacred Name, 
Light to keep our footsteps 

From the paths of shame; 

Strength to fight the battle 

With the powers of death ; 
Truth to hold us steadfast 

In Thy Holy Faith; 
Comfort to sustain us 

To our latest breath. 

Jesu, ever present 

With Thy Church below, 
Hear us in our gladness, 

Hear us in our woe; 
Faint our souls, and hungry. 

Bread of Life bestow. 

Lyra Eucharistica. 



198 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Before the Mercy Seat 

BE still, my soul, for God is near, 
The Great High Priest is with thee now ! 
The Lord of Life Himself is here, 
Before whose Face the angels bow. 

To make thy heart His lowly throne, 
Tlhy Saviour God in love draws nigh, 

He gives Himself unto His own, 

For whom He once came down to die. 

He pleads before the Mercy-seat, 

He pleads with God, He pleads for thee: 

He gives thee Bread from heaven to eat, 
His Flesh and Blood in Mystery. 

I come, Lord — for Thou dost call — 

To blend my pleading prayer with Thine: 

To Thee I give myself, my all. 

And feed on Thee and make Thee mine. 



Early Communion 

AT day's sweet prime I seek the fane, 
Lord, where T!hine honor dwells. 
The sunshine through the painted pane 

A glorious day foretells; 
And lights upon the altar shine 
As heralds of Thy grace divine. 

Peace welcomes me. I leave behind 
The world and worldJy ways; 

With childlike and receptive mind 
I come to pray and praise — 

To see Thee "lifted up", Lord, 

By faithful souls to be adored. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 199 

I lay upon Thine altar fair, 

As offering, my heart; 
My sins I plead: they many are; 

Their pardon. Lord, impart, 
And so refresh me with Thy grace 
Tliat I may better run life's race. 

For those in Paradise I plead, 

Who in the flesh were dear; 
For loved ones absent intercede. 

As they were kneeling here. 
sweetest Feast! Communion blest, 
Tis here we meet and in Xhee rest. 

make us all partakers. Lord, 

Of Thy dear Self to be; 
Our hearts engraven with Thy Word. 

Our lives Thy ministry. 
And ever thankful for Thy love. 
So freely given us to prove. 

The priest bestows the sign of grace, 

The Benedicite, 
While silence fills the holy place 

Where God is wont to be, 
And then my pilgrim path I take. 
Ere yet the world is quite awake. 

0. W, Rogers. 

Beat A Hierusalem 

JERUSALEM the blissful, home of glad- 
ness yet untold; 
Thou whose countless throngs triumphal fill 

with joy thy street of gold: 
Graven on thee new and glorious, they the 
King's own name behold! 



200 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Many are thy sons, Mother, yon august and 

shining band! 
Gentle peace in all thy borders makes thee glad, 

happy land! 
Perfect is thy restoration, bright in holiness to 

stand. 

Here, a figure of the heavenly, shines our 

temple, worthier grown 
By its finished restoration based upon the 

Corner-stone, 
With a majesty and beauty to the former house 

unknown. 

Lord, we pray Thee, Master-builder, great and 

holy, enter in: 
Fill Thy sanctuary quickly, as our hallowing 

rites begin. 
And Thyself, its Consecrator, rest forevermore 

therein. 



Make Thy servants, though unworthy, temples 

of Thy grace to be; 
Let us not in flesh or spirit prove disloyal imto 

Thee, 
But in dedicated service praise Thy name 

adoringly. 

Make, Royal Priest, Thine altar here hence- 
forth a throne of light, 

Ever held in highest honour, and with many a 
gift made bright, 

Ever blessed, ever peaceful, ever precious in 
Xiiy sight. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 201 

Yea, our hearts as sacred altars hallow for Thy- 
self and bless; 

By the grace of Thy renewing perfect us in 
holiness ; 

And Thy sevenfold gifts from heaven may Ave 
evermore possess. 

Now to Thee through endless ages, most holy 

Trinity, 
Highest honour, power unmeasured, everlasting 

glory be : 
God forever and forever, Three in One, and One 

in Three. 

Spanish Breviary. 



LYRA LAT.INA * 

VENI, Sancte Spiritus! 
Et emitte coelitus 
Lucis Tuae radium. 
Veni, Pater pauperum, 
Veni, dator munerum, 
Veni, lumen cordium! 

Consolator optime, 
Dulcis hospes animae, 

Dulce refrigerium. 
In labore requies. 
In aestu temperies, 

In fletu solatium. 



* lu the selection of Hymns, both English ana 
Latin, the aim has been to include, for the most 
part, those that are not best known. 



202 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Lux beatissima, 
Reple cordis intima 

Tuoruin fidelium. 
Sine Tuo nomine, 
Nihil est in homine, 

Nihil est innoxium. 

Lava quod est sordidum. 
Riga quod est aridum, 

Sana quod est saucium, 
Flecte quod est rigidum, 
Fove quod est frigidum, 

Rege quod est devium. 

Da Tuis fidelibus 
In Te confidentibus 

Sacrum septenarium ; 
Da virtutis meritum, 
Da salutis exitum, 

Da perenne gaudium. 

King Robert of France. 

JESU! dulcis memoria, 
Dans vera cordi gaudia ; 
Sed super mel, et omnia, 
Ejus dulcis praesentia. 

Nil canitur suavius, 
Nil auditur jucundius, 
Nil cogitatur dulcius, 
Quam Jesus Dei filius. 

Jesu! spes poenitentibus, 
Quam pius es petentibus! 
Quam bonus Te quaerentibus ! 
Sed quid invenientibus ? 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 203 

K'ec lingua valet dicere. 
Nee littera exprimere, 
Expertus potest credere, 
Quid sit Jesum diligere. 

Sis Jesu! nostrum gaudium, 
Qui es futurus praemium; 
Sit nostra in te gloria 
Per cuneta semper saecula. 

St. Bernard. « 



OESCA viatorum, 
panis Angelorum, 
O manna coelitum! 
Esurientes ciba, 
Duleedine non priva 
Cor Te quaerentium! 

O lympha, fons amoris 
Qui puro Salvatoris 

E corde profluis, 
Te sitientes pota, 
Haec sola nostra vota, 

His una sufficis. 

Jesu! Tuum vultum 
Quem colimus occultum 

Sub panis specie, 
Fac ut, remoto velo, 
Aperta nos in coelo 

Cernamus acie. 



204 A BOOK OF PRAYEE^ 

RECORDARE sanctae crucis. 
Que perfectam viam ducis, 
Delectare jugiter. 
Sanctae crucis recordare, 
Et in ipsa meditare 

Insatiabiliter. j 

Quum quiescas aut laboras, 
Quando rides^ quando ploras. 

Doles sive gaudeas; 
Quando vadis, quando venis, 
In solatiis, in poenis. 

Crucem corde teneas. 

Crux est porta Paradisi 
In qua sancti sunt confisi. 

Qui viverunt omnia. 
Crux est mundi medicina. 
Per quam bonitas divina 

Facit mirabilia. 

Crucifixe! fac me fortem. 
Ut libenter tuam mortem 

Plangam, donee vixero. 
Tecum volo vulnerari, 
T,e libenter amplexari 

In cruce desidero. 

Bonaventura (Abridged.) 



OSALUTARIS Hostia! 
Quae coeli pandis ostium, 
Bella premunt hostilia, 
Da robur, fer auxilium. 



A BOOK OF PRAYERS 205 

Uni trinoque Domino 
Sit sempiterna gloria, 
Qui vitam sine termino 
Nobis donet in patria. 

St, Thomas Aqidnas. 

Alleluia Perenne 

ALLELUIA piis edite laudibus, 
Gives aetherii, psallite unanime 
Alleluia perenne. 

Hinc vos perpetui luminis accolae 
Ad summum resonate hymniferis choris 
Alleluia perenne. 

Vos urbs eximia suscipiet Dei, 
Quae iaetis resonans cantibus excitat 
Alleluia perenne. 

Felici reditu gaudia sumite 
Eeddentes Domino glorificum melos 
Alleluia perenne. 

Almum sydereae jam patriae decus 
Victoris capite quo canere possitis 
Alleluia perenne. 

Illic Regis honor vocibus inclytis 
Jucundo resonat carmine perpetim 
Alleluia perenne. 

Hoc fessis requies; hoc cibus; hoc potus, 
Oblectans, reducens, haustibus affluens; 
Alleluia perenne. 

Dum Te suavisonis, Conditor ! aff atim 
Rerum carminibus laudeque dicimiis 
Alleluia perenne. 



206 A BOOK OF PRAYERS 

Te, Christe! celebrat gloria vocibus 
Nostris, Omnipotens! ac Tibi dicimus 
Alleluia perenne, 
Alleluia perenne! 
, Seventh Century, 

LABEXTE jam solis rota 
Inclinat in noctem dies, 
Sic vita supremam cito 
Festinat ad metam gradu. 

Christe! dum fixus cruci 
Expandis orbi brachia, 
Amare da crucem; Tuo 
Da nos in amplexu mori. 

Charles Cofdn. 



GLORIA in excelsis Deo, Et in terra pax 
liominibiis bonse voluntatis. 

Laudamus te. Benedicimus te. Adoramu:? 
te. Glorificamus te. 

Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam 
tuam. 

Domine Deus, Eex coelestis, Deus Pater Omni- 
potens. 

Domine Fili unigenite. Jesu Christe. 

Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris, 

Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. 

Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe depreca- 
tionem nostram. 

Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. 

Quoniam tu sokis sanctus; Tu solus Dom- 
inus; 

Tu solus altissimus, Jesu Christe, cum sancto 
Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris. Amen. 



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